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Table of Contents

European Tool & Mould Making | September 2011 | www.etmm-online.com

Product Focus ..38Recently introduced products from suppliers of machining equipment and cutting tools for the tool and mould making industry

Quick Sourcing Grid: Machining Equipment ...................................... 46A handy table of companies that supply machining equipment to the tool and mould making industry

Quick Sourcing Grid: Cutting Tools ....................................50A handy table of companies that supply cutting tools to the tool and mould making industry

COVER STORY

Editor’s Message ................................3ETMM has a new owner. But the familiar staff will continue to produce the industry’s best magazine and digital products

Industry News ....................................7Corporate, professional and educational events that defi ne the direction of the industry

Interview .........................................24The German Machine Tool Industry Looks Forward. Interview with Dr. Wilfried Schäfer from VDW

Technology.......................................28Hardened-Steel Guide Rails for Smooth Machine Motion

Technology.......................................32Special Injection Moulds for Better Beverage Bottle Caps

Technology.......................................34Machining with Robots Demands the Right Software

Special Report ..................................36Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Modernizes Metallurgic Treatment Works

Case StudyCAM software handles diverse wire-cutting machines .......68

TechnologyIlluminating electrode and workpiece management .. 73

Products & ServicesThe top innovationsof industry suppliers .......... 74

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Case Study .......... 68Versatile CAM Software for Wire EDM Handles Toolmaker’s Diverse Machines

Quick Sourcing Grid: EDM Equipment & Supplies .............. 70A handy table of companies that supply EDM technology to tool and mould makers

Case Study .................................72Automation Raises Productivity

Technology.................................73Bright Lights Tell of Process Status

Products & Services....................74Recently introduced equipment and services from all over

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October 2012The focus of the Cover Story in the next issue of ETMM is Hot Runners and Mould Components. This section will include an overview article, short Product Focus articles and Quick Sourcing Grids of hot runner system and mould component suppliers serving the tool and mould making industry.

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Case Study .................52CAM Software Gives Bus Builder a Speed Advantage

Case Study .................54CAM Software Controls Costs, Spurs Mould Maker’s Growth

Case Study ............................................................56Hybrid Tooling + Integrated CAD/CAM = Maximum Effi ciency

Products & Services...............................................58Recently introduced equipment and services from all over

EMO Hannover 2011 ...79A suppliers guide for tool and mould makers shows what to look for at the metalworking fair in Hannover September 19–24, and includes a fairgrounds map

ISTMA .................................................................. 105Directory of ISTMA Europe Member Associations

Company Index ................................................... 106A listing of the industry suppliers who supported this issue with articles and advertisements

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Industry News


A cross section of technology, equip-ment and service offerings from the tooling, die and mould making indus-try will be on display at the second

Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 27–29. Notable at Afri-Mold 2011, according to Managing Director Ron MacLarty, will be several

tors testifying to South African poten-tial for growth in manufacturing, and strong representation from the field of rapid prototyping.

“AfriMold has a strong international flavour this year,” says MacLarty. “We also have a three-day conference run-ning in tandem with the show. We are only in our second year, but AfriMold has already proved its worth as a high-ly effective catalyst in underpinning the revival of the South African tool, die and mould making industry.”

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year’s AfriMold MacLarty highlights include Objet Geometries, showcasing its 3D printers for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing; AZtech Design and Manufacturing Technolo-gies, the local distributor of Delcam

solutions; the four compa-nies of the Spectra Group, which spe-cialize in metal-removal technologies; and Multitrade Distributors, a sup-plier of cutting and holding tools that supports the competitiveness of local industry.

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Medical Engineering theme park debuts this year on nearly 500 m2 in the West foyer.

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Tekis Teknik Erozyon Kalip is a sec-ond-generation family-run business in Turkey that specializes in the pro-duction of custom mould bases, die sets and progressive tools for stamp-ing and forming. Despite the effects of the recent global economic crisis,

case their latest mould and die solu-tions at Asiamold 2011, which is open September 21–23 at the Poly World

na. Highlights of the fifth edition of Asiamold include a cooperation with

it zones and an innovation summit. Asiamold is organized by Guangzhou

tion with DEMAT GmbH and the Hong Kong Mould & Die Council.

A Japanese pavilion organized by ITP Ltd., which is responsible for the Inter-mold Japan trade fair, makes its first

Tekis increased the percentage of its

tries from 10% to 35%. (It won award

mance.) The succesful company there-fore recently equipped itself with another state-of-the-art CNC machin-

ing centre dedicated to the manufac-ture of mould base and die-set plates having dimensions as great as 1,800

10,000 kg. In addition, it has acquired a deep-hole-drilling machine capable of forming holes 32 mm in diameter and 1,650 mm deep.

“Our customers benefit from the

brings to their projects, no mat-

Tekis senior managing director Samil Ozogul, who also serves as the chair-man of UKUB, the Tool Manufactur-ers’ Association of Turkey. “We under-stand and respond to our customers’ needs, to ensure that all project and data quality objectives are met. That is why we have made further invest-ments in our machine park.”

appearance at Asiamold this year. Jap-anese mould and die manufacturers are seeking investment opportunities in China; therefore, according to Taka-yuki Sogo, general manager of ITP, their interest in this fair is high. ITP is also organizing a Japanese VIP buyer delegation to the fair. Germany, too, is sending its first such delegation.

for product design, moulding and manufacturing systems at Asiamold 2011 are the Product Design, Mould-ing & Thermoforming Zone, the Auto-mold & Subcontracting Zone, and the EuroMold Pavilion, the last of these

again organized by DEMAT GmbH.The one-day Asiamold Global Mold-

making Technology Innovation Sum-

200 technicians and decision makers. The themes of this high-level sum-mit are global manufacturing devel-opment trends and their influence on the mould making industry, “green” mould making, and advanced mould making solutions.

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In upcoming months, the LMT Acad-emy, an educational business activ-ity of the LMT Group, continues its 2011 series of seminars on precision cutting tools and their optimum use in machine tool–based manufactur-ing. Areas of discussion at the various events include gear hobbing, thread-rolling systems, high-speed mill-ing, tap drilling, thread forming, and clamping, as well as the manufacture of certain products. The seminars, conducted in German and English, focus on practical problems, which are discussed and, if possible, solved by the attending machine tool users.

Germany’s booming industrial econ-omy is presenting many businesses with opportunities, but at the same time also challenges relating to the shortage of available skilled person-nel. Some companies are instituting training measures designed to pre-pare employees to handle leading-edge production processes, and espe-cially precision tools. That is why the

In 2010, the Italian machine tool, robot and automation manufacturing industry demonstrated that it knew how to take full advantage of the gen-eral economic recovery, confirming its position among the world’s top-rank-ing competitors by being the fourth-leading producer in the field and

is according to data compiled by the Studies Department of UCIMU-Siste-mi per Produrre, the Italian indus-try association, and presented at the association’s annual general meeting in June.

The production of manufac turing

LMT Academy offers comprehensive

share specialist knowledge about cut-ting tools and their safe and efficient handling.

The LMT Academy also delivers cus-tomer-specific seminars for machine tool users that are held either at the

company’s premises or at an LMT branch facility. The subject matter for these is developed by the academy jointly with the customer.

equipment in 2010 amounted to €4.196 billion (up 2.5% over 2009),

€2.604 billion (+3%), consumption entailed €2.467 billion (+5.7%) and deliveries to the domestic market were worth €1.592 million (+1.7%). The association fore-casts a step-up of the recovery in 2011 and thinks that Italian machine tool and automation production will rise by 18% to €should lead this large increase, with Germany and China being destina-tions of equal importance.

Consumption in the domestic mar-

€2.755 billion, with deliveries by manufacturers rising 11.2% from the preceding year, to a value of €1,770 billion. This is not enough, UCIMU’s president, Giancarlo Losma, reiterat-ed. “Despite the framework of general improvement, manufacturers’ fears remain high because of the weakness of the domestic market, which has recovered only a small share of the ground lost during the crisis,” he said.

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Industry News

In the second quarter of this year, German machine tool order book-ings rose by 83%. Domestic order bookings increased 72%

of 2011 more than doubled from last year, being up 103% over Janu-ary–June 2010 (chart). These statis-tics were compiled and issued by the industry association VDW.

Domestic customers ordered 96%

than they did in the first half of 2010, and foreign customers ordered 107%

more. The order volume for the first two quarters of 2011 even managed

year 2008.“The continuing buoyant level of

demand has ensured a magnificent midyear result,” remarks Gerhard Hein, head of economics and statistics at the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association) (photo).

The boom in order bookings is ensuring a high level of capacity uti-lization, which in July 2011 was at 94.7% (versus 76.3% a year ago). The order backlog is at its highest level in several years (9.7 months). How-

ers cannot always make fast deliver-ies, because of restricted component procurement options. Also, the Ger-man industry is cautious about capac-ity upsizing owing to the uncertainty generated by current financing prob-lems in Europe and the USA.

On the other hand, Hein says, com-panies also adopted a wait-and-see approach to payroll downsizing dur-ing the crisis. Yet the 65,560 people working in the German machine tool industry in May 2011 were almost

3% (1,800 people) more than at the beginning of the year.

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Knowledge transfer and training are emphasized in the events programme for Lasys 2012, the international fair for laser processing of materials taking place June 13 and 14, 2012, in Stuttgart. A highlight of the schedule is the

the third time as part of the biennial Lasys fair.Some 350 guests listened to more than 70 speak-

ers at SLT’10. What makes the Stuttgart Laser Technol-

academic researchers and commercial practitioners, which helps lead to new laser developments and applica-

werkzeuge at the University of Stuttgart.

riences with innovative laser sources such as disk lasers and fibre lasers.

JOKE Technology has issued its cata-logue of almost 8,000 surface-finish-ing products in Italian and Polish. And Slovak and Serbo-Croatian versions should be ready by the end of the year. Then, the compendium of prod-ucts and services related to polish-ing, grinding, milling, welding, coat-ing, cleaning and sandblasting will be available to tool and mould makers in eight languages.

In other news, JOKE products are now being supplied to the Italian market by Nickerson Italia S.r.l., a specialist in spare parts for plastics-processing technology situated on Lake Garda in northern Italy. “We are eagerly looking for-ward to the collaboration,” says JOKE managing director

ful as that with our Polish partners.” The partnership with Wadim Plast in Warsaw has lasted 12 years so far.

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SolidCAM GmbH, on a growth track for several years and having estab-lished ambitious sales targets, is add-ing employees who have practical

CAM. In addition, the company has invested in a new 900-m2 office build-ing in Schramberg, which includes a technology centre that is open to visi-tors. The futuristic building houses part of SolidCAM’s sales and support team and two training rooms for 30 people, as well as the technology cen-tre, which will be equipped with CNC machine tools for milling in up to 5

operations.The technology centre was open

before the office move was complet-ed, because, according to SolidCAM COO Gerhard Lägeler, the company

the new iMachining module in Solid-CAM 2011 CAM software. A Hermle

installed early to serve that purpose.Representing a leap forward in CNC

machining technology, iMachining reduces cutting times up to 70% and dramatically increases tool life. Solid-

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SolidCAM Opens New Technology Centre

CAM’s Rainer Herbstreuter, who man-ages the technology centre, says that iMachining’s milling operations have

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Another principal purpose of the technology centre is to provide hands-on training to SolidCAM’s staff and to employees of its resellers.

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To equip itself for response to the current outstanding order situation, Zimmer&Kreim GmbH & Co. KG has strengthened its management team,

manufacturing and production man-ager and Begüm Suner-Nacken as product manager. Both of the new managers at ZK, which develops auto-mated processes for tool and mould construction, are engineers.

duction technology when earning her engineering degree from Darmstadt Technical University. She previously worked for Adam Opel AG as a proj-ect engineer with global management responsibility. In her new post, she will focus on process optimization and quality management.

In addition to her qualifications in general precision technology, Begüm Suner-Nacken brings to her new posi-tion as product manager profession-

technology and special system con-struction. “I can make use of a great

Zimmer&Kreim, and look forward to working with such innovative prod-ucts,” she says.

“Our order books are well filled: these reinforcements are urgently needed,”

Zimmer&Kreim Strengthens Management Team with Two New Appointments

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declares Holger Vogt, the technical director at Zimmer&Kreim. “We are now in a position to add new impetus to our growth.”

Alain Reynvoet (photo) has been appointed managing director of Haas Automation Europe N.V. (HAE), the

US-based CNC machine tool manufac-turer’s Brussels-based European busi-ness. He assumed the leadership post from Peter Zierhut, who has returned to the Haas Automation global head-quarters in California. Zierhut takes

Automation Inc., including managing the Haas Technical Education Centre (HTEC) programme and overseeing development of the company’s busi-ness in Africa and the Middle East.

Having joined HAE in 2008 as sales director, Reynvoet led the company’s sales team and its Continent-wide net-

through challenging economic condi-tions. He has enlarged and improved Haas Automation’s distributor base

and has overseen the introduction of many new and redesigned machine tools. Reynvoet has worked in the advanced manufacturing technology sector since 1989.

“HAE goes from strength to strength, largely because of our con-tinued investment in the right peo-ple, products and infrastructure,” says Peter Zierhut. “We’re currently recruiting sales and service engineers

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Zahoransky Köbelin GmbH, a Zaho-ransky Group company operating mainly in medical engineering and cleanroom technology, is growing. Because its Eichstetten, Germany, site provided no room for the necessary

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used by Zahoransky Formenbau GmbH. The working area within the Zahoransky mould making factory

machinery and offers generous pro-duction space for the transplanted medical mould making operations of Zahoransky Köbelin. In addition, a new systems engineering building is situated in the immediate vicinity.

The mould technologies special-ist DMEtechnical resources for moulders and mould makers through a pair of addi-tional new-technology channels: a new Twitter account (www.twitter.com/DMECompany) and the use of Quick Response (QR) codes in sever-al print advertisements (image). The company prides itself on support-ing its customers’ evolving needs,

sales, and “part of that effort involves -

panies and leaders where they are.”DME’s Twitter account provides cus-

tomers, prospects and the industry at large with brief, timely updates on DME products and delivers compa-ny and industry news. It aligns with

The QR codes are featured in a new line of DME print ads. People with

The Zahoransky Group’s market share in medical moulds continues to increase steadily, and its strategy is to solidify that position, partly through intensifying its offer of complete cleanroom solutions. Group manage-ment feels that the medical prod-

uct division is bound to benefit from access to the modern machinery and

smart phones can download a QR code app that enables them to snap a photo of the code, giving them access to relevant information, including vid-eos and product news.

DME also offers a series of online industry resources, including DME Plastics University™ for online train-

ing courses and scholarships; the DME CAD Library with more than 65,000 downloadable 2D and 3D drawings and part specs; and other initiatives.

Mould Maker Zahoransky Köbelin Is Expanding, Relocating Production Operations to Freiburg

» Zahoransky Formenbau GmbHFreiburg, Germanywww.zahoransky-group.com

» DME EuropeMechelen, Belgiumwww.dmeeu.com

DME Offers Moulders, Mould Makers New Resource Avenues in Digital Technology

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by Europe’s Association for Plastics and Rubber Machinery Manufactur-ers (EUROMAP) in China, Chinaplas is widely considered to be the best chan-nel by which to penetrate the Chinese plastics and rubber processing market. Eastern China is an important R&D and

The People’s Republic of China is being honoured as the official Partner Country at Hannover Fair 2012 (Han-nover Messe) in Hannover, Ger many, April 23–27, 2012. The showcase for China at the major industry event

between Germany and China. The show organizer Deutsche Messe AG and the China Council for the Promo-tion of International Trade are receiv-ing political support from the German economics and technology ministry and Chinese ministry of industry and information technology, which signed a cooperation agreement to establish the partnership arrangement.

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Prof. Walter Michaeli headed the Insti-tut für Kunststoffverarbeitung (IKV; Institute of Plastics Processing) at RWTH Aachen University for 23 years before stepping down at the end of July upon reaching retirement age. On July 1, the institute held a big farewell gathering with more than 600 invited guests, including colleagues and part-ners from science and industry, many of whom had been Michaeli’s stu-dents. His tenure as IKV head was cel-ebrated with a colloquium on “values in science, industry and society” in the afternoon and a garden party in the evening.

Michaeli became head of the IKV in 1989. He consolidated its reputa-tion as the largest research centre for plastics processing in the world and guided the institute through many economic crises. Along the way, he garnered numerous prestigious

Service bureaus offer part-building services to design and manufactur-ing organizations on an outsourced basis. Typically, their services include using additive manufacturing (AM) to

Wohlers Associates Inc. has periodically deter-

awards and honours. Today, the IKV has 80 scientific assistants, 50 non-scientific employees and more than 220 student assistants, with practi-cal research being conducted in three large testing halls and various labs.

Among the numerous industrially implemented processing innovations

developed at the IKV and introduced under Michaeli were new injection moulding tech-niques, process and material simula-tions, and implant-able biomedical plastics. And as Michaeli passes the torch to his succes-sor, Prof. Christian Hopmann, many ongoing basic-

research projects will surely result in additional practical advancements in plastics technology.

mined the state of the industry with input from service providers. This year, 70 companies in 19 coun-tries—most from the USA and Europe—participated in a formal Wohlers survey.

Most of the providers offer other services in addi-tion to AM. These include design and CAD servic-es (75%), urethane cast-ing (68.8%), engineer-

ing (59.4%), injection mould tooling -

neering (43.8%), injection moulding (40.6%) and metal casting (26.6%).

A chart appearing in Wohlers Report 2011 (image) shows the percentage of survey respondents that added AM

systems to their operations in each of the past seven years. Nearly 40% add-ed new machines in 2010, compared with less than 22% the year before. In 2009, companies had neither the cash to invest in additional systems nor the confidence that business would be there if they did. Some even sold off unused capacity. But with an improv-ing economy and more product devel-opment and manufacturing, the situa-tion changed in 2010.

Wohlers Report 2011 is a 270-page global study focusing on recent advances in additive manufacturing and 3D printing worldwide.

Plastics Processing Institute IKV Says ‘Farewell’ to Longtime Head Prof. Walter Michaeli

» Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung (IKV)Aachen, Germanywww.ikv-aachen.de

» Wohlers Associates Inc.Fort Collins, CO, USAwww.wohlersassociates.com

Trends in Additive Manufacturing Are Revealed by Results of Wohlers Service Bureau Survey

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Walter Michaeli (left) and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Chris-tian Hopmann, former and future heads of the IKV.

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Strata-sys has been the unit market leader in the additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D-printing industry, according to statistics published in Wohlers Asso-ciates’ Wohlers Report 2011. Stratasys reported shipping 2,555 3D-printing systems in 2010, accounting for 41% of the global market for industrial additive manufacturing systems. The latest Wohlers volume indicates that Stratasys’ 2010 unit sales amount-ed to more than 3.5 times those of its nearest competitor. Stratasys has shipped 15,839 AM systems since its founding.

Proto Labs, the quick-turnaround spe-cialist in custom CNC-machined parts and injection-moulded parts for pro-

Over the past decade, Stratasys enjoyed an average annual growth rate of 24% as compared with indus-try-wide growth of 18% year on year. “Stratasys rebounded from the eco-nomic downturn to new highs,” says the company’s CEO Scott Crump. “We ended 2010 with a record for quar-terly revenues and an all-time high for system shipments. We continue to

-nership with HP. Sales were strong in both our Dimension 3D printer and

Wohlers Report 2011 reveals that the AM industry recovered strongly last

year. Also, as Crump notes, the report forecasts great untapped potential to fuel industry growth well into the future. “Stratasys plans to contribute to that growth with all our groups: 3D printers, production systems, on-demand services, and materials,” says the CEO. “We have an outstand-ing global team, great products and strong strategic partners that will drive us forward.”

totyping and short-run production, filed a registration statement in July

Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering (IPO) of shares of its common stock. All shares of the common stock to be sold in the IPO will be offered by Proto Labs. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering had not been determined at press time. The offering

will be made only by means of a pro-spectus.

In Europe, US-based Proto Labs has a production facility in the UK and

which entails production of precision-machined prototype components in quantities of 1 to 10 parts, and Pro-tomold, through which the company supplies injection-moulded parts in batches of 10 to 10,000.

Stratasys Has Led the 3D-Printing Market in Unit Sales for Nine Straight Years

» Stratasys GmbHFrankfurt/Main, Germanywww.stratasys.com

» Proto Labs Ltd.Telford, Shropshire, UKwww.protomold.co.uk

Proto Labs Proposes IPO of Common Stock

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Husky Injection Molding Systems has made Steve Lawrynuik its vice presi-dent of customer support. Now a member of Husky’s

oversees worldwide customer support on behalf of the supplier of injec-tion moulding equipment and services. He has been with Husky since 1986, hold-ing management positions through-out the company. Most recently, he led Husky’s business transformation activities, which resulted in significant improvements in the company’s over-all efficiency and effectiveness.

Husky recently added field service

Husky Appoints VP for Customer Support

» Husky Injection Molding Systems S.A.Dudelange, Luxembourgwww.husky.ca

and call centre representa-tives to its customer support network. “Our objective is to deliver outstanding support

to our customers every time they work with us,”

declares John Galt, Husky president and CEO. “Steve’s

his ability to drive change, and his deep understand-

ing of customer needs will allow us to achieve our goal of building the indus-try’s best customer support network.”

Rapid.Tech

At Rapid.Tech 2011, a few educa-

progress of generative manufac-turing processes, including addi-tive manufacturing (AM), toward wider industrial application. One

mized AM materials are benefiting the aeronautics industry. Anoth-er focused on and rapid prototyping in dental technology. A one-day forum on medical tech-nology addressed the potential of AM for increasing efficiency in medtech manufacturing, partic-ularly in the application areas of implants and prostheses.

place on May 8 and 9, 2012.

» Rapid.Tech 2011Erfurt, Germanywww.rapidtech.de

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Interview


during the first half of this year. But the growth rates in order bookings will become signifi-cantly smaller, because an excep-tionally high level of demand has already been reached. We do expect demand to be boosted by EMO Hannover 2011 for the year’s second half, however. The world’s premier trade fair for the metal-working sector will be held soon, of course: from the 19th to the 24th of September.

Which industrial sectors will be the most important markets for the Ger-man machine tool industry over the next five years, and why?The automotive industry and the mechanical engineering sector together account for two-thirds of machine tool sales. Both of these customer groupings will continue

to possess major importance for us in the future.

Nowadays, automakers and suppliers of auto components and systems are the most dynamic branches of Germany’s industrial sector. They are very successful in emerging countries as well. Many automotive companies have plans to grow in those nations, and will therefore be investing in new manufacturing capacity. New fuel-efficient car models must be

developed, too. All these projects require innovative machine tools.

The mechanical engineering sector, our second-largest cus-tomer category, with its diverse subsections, will retain its rele-vance, as well. Wherever invest-ments are being made in indus-trial production capabilities, the

In the run-up to EMO Han-nover, ETMM asked Dr. Wil-

fried Schäfer, managing director of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), to talk about Germany’s machine tool industry at a possibly critical point in Europe’s, and the world’s eco-nomic history. New customer sec-tors, new markets and the increas-ing importance of sustainability in manufacturing are among the topics Dr. Schäfer addresses.

The VDW reports that the German machine tool industry is doing good business again these days. What is the association’s outlook for the next 12 months?Schäfer: For 2011, we anticipate an increase in sales amounting to 30%. That seems to be assured, because sales already rose by 50%

The German Machine Tool Industry Looks ForwardDr. Wilfried Schäfer, managing director of the VDW, explains why the machine builders in his association are optimistic.

“The paramount issue for tool and mould manufacturers is upgrading their productivity and, therefore, the concomitant production systems.”

Dr. Wilfried Schäfer of the VDW, on the importance of EMO Hannover


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» VDW Verein Deutscher WerkzeugmaschinenfabrikenFrankfurt/Main, Germanywww.vdw.de

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The burgeoning Asian market offers well-known growth opportunities. But closer to home, what are the European sales prospects for machine tool builders, especially in Eastern and Central European markets?In actual fact, demand for machine tools is shifting progres-sively toward Asia. Today, the newly industrializing markets of Asia account for more than 60% of global machine tool consump-tion, and that figure is rising. Here, the German manufacturers have to develop strategies that will enable them to participate. Examples of successful ones can already be cited.

This does not, however, mean that other markets offer no chanc-es. In Europe, we anticipate good business opportunities in Russia particularly. The country is back on course for growth, sees plenti-ful revenues from its raw material sales, and has a gigantic amount of pent-up demand for expand-ing and modernizing its industrial infrastructure. Moreover, German machine tool vendors tradition-ally enjoy a very good reputation in Russia. An EMO Focus on Rus-sia, on September 21, will deal with the opportunities and risks of that market.

mechanical engineering sector will be involved. The machine tool industry itself constitutes the biggest customer segment for that sector. Other important segments include drive systems, process engineering and energy management, punching tool and mould construction, and power machines and turbines.

VDW’s Metal Meets Medical initia-tive has been very successful. What are the association’s plans for help-ing develop the medical technology area for the machine tool industry?We are again planning a special stand at METAV 2012 in Düssel-dorf which will have the motto “Metal Meets Medical—from a one-off item to mass production.” The stand will showcase solu-tions for the entire process chain involved in manufacturing medi-cal devices. From customized joint replacements to mass production of standard items, fair visitors will be able to bring themselves up to speed on all-inclusive systems and see examples of their capabilities.

We are now offering our members a medical technology information service by e-mail, with reports on current market developments and technological trends. This will be continually expanded. We shall also be exam-ining whether it can be extended to cover other areas relevant to medical technology.

The costs of energy, and proliferat-ing environmental regulations, step up the pressure on the metalworking

industry to pursue sustainable prac-tices. What will VDW’s Blue Com-petence initiative do for the industry?The European Union has put the issue of sustainability firmly on the agenda, and thus opened up major opportunities for the mechanical engineering sector, whose innovations enable sustain-ability in industrial production processes. Under the Blue Compe-tence trademark, which the sector just claimed at midyear, produc-tion technology manufacturers aim to synergize their strengths and expertise and focus on com-munications targeted effectively at the public. The objective is to be the technological leader in sus-tainability issues worldwide, and to maintain that role over the long term.

Individual machinery manu-facturers can also make use of this campaign in order to publi-cize more effectively their own sustainability-related solutions, some of which have been around for quite a while already. At EMO Hannover, more than 20 firms will showcase their capabilities on a joint Blue Competence stand that will enhance their visibility.

Tool and mould makers are important to the metalworking industry. What can they expect to see at EMO this year?The paramount issue for tool and mould manufacturers is upgrad-ing their productivity and, there-fore, the concomitant production systems. At EMO, further devel-opments in the field of 5-axis machining will be showcased, as

“The European Union has put the issue of sustainability firmly on the agenda, and thus opened up major opportunities for the mechanical engineering sector, whose innovations enable sustainability in industrial production processes.”

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OverviewGuide rails are used for sliding guides in hydrostatic and hydro-dynamic motion control units in general machine construction and machine tool construction. A second, and probably more com-mon, use of guide rails is their employment in combination with rolling bodies, where the rolling bodies serve as rollers (bearings) and as linear roller bearings. The guide rails are custom-designed to

suit operational requirements for the particular application.

In the past, guide tracks often were integrated directly into the gray-cast-iron machine base. The cast machine stands, or the sup-ports, were prepared such that the guide tracks were processed by subsequent milling and bevelling, and were induction-hardened. A technical designer can design guide rails freely only when sepa-rately screwed on or glued on guide tracks with a hardness up to 62 HRc are used. Depending on the application, the designer can combine various options with respect to geometry, materials, assembly method (through-bolts, screw threads or adhesive), ther-mal treatment and surface finish, to achieve technical or commer-cial purposes.

Practically combining charac-teristics specified by the customer results in a guide rail design per-fectly fitting the need.

Geometry, AssemblyGuide rails can be variably adjust-ed in terms of width, thickness and length. In practice, guide rails have caught on as flat guides and inverted-V slideways. In determin-ing the precision needed, achiev-able tolerances for the prepared base bodies on which the guide rails are placed have to be taken into consideration.

Precision slideways are cut to size in the event of insufficient base-body precision in the assem-bled state. For long slideways

Präzi-Flachstahl AG supplies hardened guide rails on an

individualized basis. The supplier of semifinished tool steel prod-ucts designs these motion system components in exact accordance with the customer’s requests and to the highest level of quality. Its quality assurance manager Heiko Schulte offers the following sum-mary explanation of guide rail technology and of Präzi-Flach-stahl’s custom capabilities.

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and are used in the manufac-ture of press tools designed for applications involving press forces exceeding 70 tonnes. Here, the tools and pallets are moved into place by means of rotary tables and swivelling tables. Such a system displays its advantag-es every time machine parts have to be moved from one position to another and are removed from the guide.

Practical UsesPräzi-Flachstahl makes guide rails for numerous applica-tions in the field of pro-duction technology. Among these are plastic-moulding machines for large parts that require a high closing force; machine tools with long

travels; machine tools designed for heavy chip removal; and grinding machines. The company’s guide rails are used in heavy engineer-ing; in automation, as a robot rail for long travelling distances; in the automotive industry, for feeding machine tools operating in production lines 3 to 100 m long and with short cycle times; and in overhauling and repairing machines and machine tools.

ConclusionGuide rails can be used just as the user and the application require. Steadily improving technical pos-sibilities for geometry, materi-als and capacity offer machine builders and production engineers generous options for constructing guide rails ideal for their needs. Präzi-Flachstahl advises them to include the guide rail manufactur-er in their planning so as to arrive at the best possible solution.

exceeding 3,000 mm and assembled from multiple parts, a very tight tolerance in the absolute dimension may not be necessary. It is more important that the lengths of the slideway parts are cut uniformly, as a set, with the highest precision. Upon customer request, the guide joints can be executed as right angles or on a slant.

To mount the guide rails, the guides can be bolted together in stepped bores; the bores are sealed with a plug or glue after the bolts are in place. Guide rails can also be bolted from below with threads. Guide rails that are not very thick are often glued on to make a perfectly stable assembly.

Material TreatmentAs a rule, guide rails used as roller conveyors are designed to accom-modate high surface pressure and are fully hardened. Tool steels such as those with material numbers 1.2842, 1.2363, 1.2436 or 1.2379 are appropriate in these cases. When surface pressure is low and the bending load is higher, steels suitable for induction harden-ing, including 1.1213, 1.1730 and 1.7225, or case-hardening steels (e.g., 1.7131, 1.7147 and 1.2162) are employed for guide rail con-struction. Slideways are nitrided, induction-hardened or case-hard-ened because of the low surface pressure. In these processes, it is possible to partially harden the component, treating only selected functional surfaces.

Customers may ask for so-called prehardened steel, such as Toolox 33/44, to be used for guide rails. This material is suitable, too.

For years, Präzi-Flachstahl AG has acquired know-how regard-ing the design of special induc-tors for the induction-hardening

machine, and now can fulfill a wide variety of customer requests.

By means of high-precision CNC-controlled machine tools, the company cuts guide rails with surface roughness values as fine as <1 μm Ra, the value varying with precision and surface-roughness requirements of the application.

Application BenefitsA guide rail offers advantages vis-à-vis linear guiding when high support or tool weights are a fac-tor. Guide rails are also a common design element in large machine tools, in applications calling for heavy chip removal with inter-rupted sections, and in press tools.

Large-scale guide rails minimize vibrations and are important for realizing long service lifetimes for cutting tools and good surface qualities for machined workpieces. Guide rails are usually manufac-tured in part lengths of 2,000 to 4,000 mm, with the sections being easily assembled into long units.

Guide rails often are incorpo-rated into pallet-changing stations

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Special Injection Moulds for Better Beverage Bottle CapsCollet chuck moulds that deliver reliable high performance offer cap moulders considerable design freedom and are easily maintained.

Injection moulds for the pro-duction of water- and soft-

drink-bottle caps are compactly designed high-performance sys-tems with exacting requirements respecting output, safety, qual-ity and reliability. Collet chuck moulds from Schöttli AG answer those requirements. They allow maximum freedom of cap design and geometry and turn out screw caps that will meet specified qual-ity expectations. Other advantag-es are their high output and low maintenance.

During the demoulding pro-cess, the collet chuck design ensures that all bridges that con-

nect to the tamper-evident band are removed from the mould in a geometrically identical fashion.

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A constant, even geometry of bridges across the screw-cap diameter offers several benefits. It allows virtually uninterrupted capping at the filling line, as the tamper-evident band is evenly distended during capping. And because all connecting bridges are subjected to an identical load, there are no weak connections that can be torn during capping.

Ultimately, the end user benefits from even bridges, as well: when the consumer first opens the screw cap, the tamper-evident band tears evenly, providing clear assurance that the protective system was intact.

Thinner, increasingly lightweight caps call for closer tolerances. The requirements can be met only by 100% process-safe production resources, including a finely tuned moulding system, that allow high output, maximum repeatability, and dimensional stability. Quality and cost-efficiency requirements for these resources also will become more stringent. Where 48-cavity moulds were lead-ing-edge not long ago, cap production involving 96-cavity moulds is now state-of-the-art.

A large-scale Chinese mineral water bottler typi-fies the current trend toward more and more cavities in the mould. The company has been a Schöttli cus-tomer for many years. Initially, it acquired a range of 48-cavity systems for the production of type 30/25 caps for noncarbonated mineral water. Then things changed. Schöttli recently supplied that cus-tomer with more than 10 high-performance collet chuck moulds for manufacturing the less-than-2-g bottle caps—all of them with 96 cavities.

Orders like these show that collet chuck moulds produced by Schöttli reliably output high-quality bottle caps. The performance of the collet chuck designs particularly stands out when direct compari-son is made with compression moulds or traditional slider technology.

Injection moulding with collet chuck technolo-gy results in much better cap quality than compres-sion moulding because it dispenses with the time-consuming and potentially problematic slitting of the tamper-evident band. During this postproduc-tion process, individual screw caps are routed past cutting knives rotating at high speed in order to partially cut open the closed band.

Unlike demoulding with slider technology, col-let chucks open in all directions for removal of the bridges connecting to the tamper-evident band. Each chuck can be individually removed from the installed mould for cleaning and then put back.

» Schöttli AG Mould TechnologyDiessenhofen, Switzerlandwww.schoettli.com

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Traditional robotic applica-tions such as trimming, welding, deburring and polishing are pro-liferating owing to the availability of powerful and cost-effective pro-gramming systems. Meanwhile, using robots to perform machin-ing tasks is becoming a more com-mon practice. Intercam’s clients are realizing that time-consuming roughing and semifinishing can be accomplished easily in one setup via an economical robotic solution, leaving the high-end CNC machines to do what they do best: produce a perfect finish at the desired accuracy.

Manufacturers of robots are addressing this mar-ket demand with new products, as are the designers of robotic CAD/CAM software.

The manufacturers are developing a new generation of robot controls, for one thing. An example is the next-generation Kuka KR C4 controller, which offers a new motion planner with the option to run CAD/CAM-generated G-code programmes All but the hardest materials can now be machined accurately with a robot in a tra-ditional machine shop.

However, a 6-axis robot poses challenges for off-line program-mers—e.g., singulari-ties, reach and joint

limits, overtravel, collisions—that must be resolved in order to gen-erate error-free robot programmes. A G-code programme written via traditional 5-axis CAD/CAM mill-ing software won’t function with-out time-consuming manual edits made using additional software for robot simulation.

Robotmaster, which has been working closely with Kuka Robot-er GmbH, Staubli Robotics and other leading robot manufactur-ers, provides innovative tools for generating and optimizing robot programmes. It produces error-free robot paths rapidly and easily, while avoiding singularity zones and collisions with the robot, tool or workpiece. Robotmaster’s opti-mization tool lets the user create the best possible trajectories auto-matically in seconds.

The new KR C4 CNC controller can be programmed easily with Robotmaster. Companies can fab-ricate parts by using a robot for roughing, semifinishing and, in some cases, finishing. Intercam clients are already doing this, and EMO visitors will see how.

Robotmaster functions within the Mastercam® CAD/CAM system. The powerful CAD/CAM function-alities in Robotmaster present a multitude of options for enabling robots to execute tasks that have long been considered tedious, time-consuming or even, some-times, impossible.

Reducing investments in CNC machinery and costs for tool-

ing have been “holy grails” in manufacturing. But now both are possible through the use of robots for machining. With recent technological advances in control software and hardware, latest-gen-eration robots offer more speed, accuracy, rigidity and reliability. Intercam S.A. makes that point at EMO Hannover by presenting a Kuka milling robot with the new KR C4 CNC controller that can be programmed with specialized Robotmaster® CAD/CAM software developed by Jabez Technologies and marketed by Intercam.

Machining with Robots Demands the Right SoftwareIncreasingly in manufacturing, tasks that once required costly CNC machine tools can be handled by robots, especially when properly programmed.

» Robotmaster-Intercam S.A.Morges, Switzerlandwww.intercamsa.com

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Special Report


The German specialty steel manufacturer Deutsche Edel-

stahlwerke GmbH is investing some €50 million in modifying and modernizing the secondary metallurgic treatment facilities at its site in Witten. Upon comple-tion of the project in 2014, the facilities will be state-of-the-art. Inteco, the contracted construc-tion company, has employed advanced 3D software to simulate the future layout of the works and its entire operations flow.

“Any downtime is out of the question, which makes it even more important to plan the individual steps meticulously in advance,” explains Dirk Wallesch, a member of Deutsche Edelstahl-werke’s board of management.

Secondary MetallurgySecondary metallurgy, a core area in specialty steel manufacturing, is where alloy components are added to the crude steel melt-ed in the electric arc furnace to achieve desired properties and where various finishing treat-ments are applied. In Witten, the secondary metallurgic treatment facilities comprise a ladle furnace, alloy plant, vacuum treatment plant (VD/VOD plant) and clean-ing unit.

The VD/VOD plant traps the gas in the metal at reduced pres-sure, and treatment by a cleaning unit increases the purity further. In the case of steels containing

high proportions of chromium, vacuum treatment with oxygen achieves the ultralow carbon content necessary for producing stainless steel and acid- and heat-resistant steel grades. This vacuum process is a specialty of the Witten site, reports Thomas Pieper, who manages the Witten steelworks. In fact, it was invented there, and has been developed continuous-ly for decades to meet changing market requirements.

From 2014, Deutsche Edelstahl-werke will have one of the most advanced VD/VOD plants in Ger-many, says Pieper.

The secondary metallurgy project, when concluded, will allow Deutsche Edelstahlwerke to

extend its range of alloys. The company will offer more specialty materials in the high- and ultra-high-alloyed segment, includ-ing stainless, acid-resistant and heat-resistant steels, tube blanks, tool steels and antifriction bear-ing steels. It will also result in improvements in logistics and efficiency, health and safety, and environmental impact.

Logistics and EfficiencyImplementing the planned mea-sures will boost overall process reliability. Reorganizing secondary treatment is one way this will be achieved. For example, a new ladle furnace and new VD/VOD plant

Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Modernizes Metallurgic Treatment WorksThe biggest investment in the stainless steel supplier’s Witten site in 20 years will improve efficiency and ensure better worker health and safety.

Dirk Wallesch of Deutsche Edelstahlwerke (left) and Dr. Harald Holzgruber, a member of the board of management at Inteco Holding GmbH, sign the contract to initiate the three-year facility modernization project in Witten.



» Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbHWitten, Germanywww.dew-stahl.com

will be constructed in a specially built hall, solving problems involving the transport of molten crude steel to other processing points. A carrier connecting the ladle furnace and VD/VOD plant will cut trans-portation time between the two to 90 seconds: it had taken 20 minutes for molten steel to cover that dis-tance previously. Energy as well as time will be saved. Further, the concept gives the company the potential to add a second line comprising the ladle furnace and VD/VOD plant in order to facilitate a flexible response to rising demand in the future.

Safety and CleanlinessRelocating and redesigning the secondary metallur-gic treatment facilities could have greatly reduced casting pit capacity. To prevent this, the casting bay has already been extended, and the area of the cast-ing pit and the area for loading and finishing have been separate since December 2010.

The runner system, essential to ingot production, has beeen moved to the newly built section of hall and annexed to casting pit operations. The central casting funnel into which the liquid steel is filled is connected to moulds by lined channels in the runner system. Because the runner system had been situated between the secondary metallurgic treatment units with inadequate ventilation and space for escaping, the material needed for the system could not be transported to it by forklift truck. Moving the system has solved this problem and improved the occupa-tional health and safety of employees.

The control station for the new secondary metal-lurgic treatment line is positioned right in the centre of it for an overview that will remain optimal even if a second line is added. With the control station and units on the same level of the hall in the future, on-site checks will pose less risk of injury for employees. The complete work flow then will take place in mod-ern, ergonomic conditions.

The alloy hopper facility also is being replaced. Subsequently, there will be fully automatic 28-day hoppers for alloys and additives. Workers will no longer have to add alloys to the open molten mass manually, thus avoiding many dangers.

Finally, a new dedusting concept covering the area around the electric arc furnaces and the second-ary metallurgic treatment area will be implemented as part of the project. Two new fabric filter units will increase the cleaning action—virtually doubling it—by replacing an electrostatic filter.

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Some of the benefits offered by the latest generation of Bridgeport 5-axis XR vertical machining centres (VMCs) from Hardinge are minimized time spent on nonprofitable setup opera-tions, reduced cycle times and better overall machine performance. Devel-oped to cover the application spec-trum from complex one-off parts to

LMT Kieninger, a division of LMT that specializes in custom tool manufac-ture for precision machining, has expanded its indexable insert range of D, N and FB geometries for smaller diameters of 6 mm and up, and has developed new versions of the GWR 5x copying cut-ter holder for 6- and 8-mm insert diameters. The GWR 5x cutter-holder line with carbide shank, developed primarily for cutting deep cavities and for 5-axis processing, is a cost-effective alternative to solid-carbide end mills that tests have

small-batch and high-volume production, the machines find favour with manufacturers in the die and mould, aerospace, motor sport and medical tech-nology industries, among oth-ers. The XR 600 5AX VMC has been a popular means of entering the world of 5-axis machining.

This VMC has a worktable that is capable of handling workpieces up to 600 mm in

diameter and 450 mm high. Rapid tra-verse rates for the x-, y- and z-axes are 36 m/min. The a-axis operates at 25 rpm and the c-axis at 33.3 rpm. The machine’s standard spindle runs at 12,000 rpm, but a 15,000-rpm option is available for faster acceleration and deceleration and thus greater produc-tivity.

A grease replenishment system enables the machine to run with high bearing preloads, thus optimizing standard spindle performance. Great-er rigidity, faster metal removal and faster spindle speeds over longer run-ning periods become possible.

The low vibration and high power density of the XR 600 5AX enhance radial stability. And the absence of drive traverse forces allows for very high accuracy at the workpiece, owing to smooth, accurate spindle motion even at low speeds.

The XR 600 AX is supplied with a 48-tool carousel as standard, but a 60-tool option is offered. Tools are swing-arm replaced.

shown offer a longer operating life-time and significant tool-cost savings.

The conical GWR 5x cutter holders were adapted precisely to the stan-dard mould inclines with which tool and die makers are familiar. Their considerably improved stiffness, apparent in early applications, pro-

vides benefits in terms of both surface quality and

tool life.The LMT Kien-

inger cutter hold-ers are designed such

that users can

exchange them one-to-one with coni-cal solid-carbide tools. Owing to the different versions available with diam-eters 6 and 8 mm, the optimal stiff-ness and stability the tools deliver is always ensured for an application requiring longer projections.

Performance tests comparing the GWR 5X indexable-insert cutters with solid-carbide tools, conducted in-house and at user facilities, found that the GWR 5X was not susceptible to vibrations and produced essential-ly the same cutting result along an entire contour. It even outdid the solid tool on smooth surfaces.

Benefits of 5-Axis Milling Are Obvious with This Versatile, High-Performance VMC

» Hardinge Machine Tools Ltd.Whetstone, Leics, UKwww.hardinge.co.uk

» LMT Tool Systems GmbHOberkochen, Germanywww.lmt-tools.com

Stiff Carbide-Shank Cutter Holders with Small Inserts for Deep-Cavity Machining

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Aluminum

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New cutting tools for helix milling are available from Mapal Präzisions-werkzeuge Dr. Kress KG in a diam-eter range of 57 to 200 mm. The tan-gential indexable inserts used in the cutters have four cutting edges and thus offer an economic advantage as well as flexibility in the machin-ing of bores with large diameters. In addition, the positive installation and accurate location of the inserts ensures smooth cutting, thereby reducing the drive power required for the machining operation.

By means of Mapal’s newly devel-oped cutters and novel helix milling technique, material removal rates in the machining of large-diameter bores can be significantly higher than with conventional circular milling cutters. The tangential cutters are designed for the roughing of bores 150 mm in diameter or larger. Further, because they are engineered for optimized chip removal, the cutter inserts fea-ture a long operational lifetime.

Each of the various tool sizes can be used to produce a wide range of bore diameters, and all sizes are dis-tinguished by a cutting geometry that

Innovative Helix Milling Cutters Boost Productivity in the Machining of Large Bores

» Mapal Präzisionswerkzeuge Dr. Kress KGAalen, Germanywww.mapal.com

is optimally matched with a coating designed for high performance.

In large-bore applications involving high rates of stock removal, cutting to full depth often has had to be carried out in multiple steps or with distribut-ed cuts. A popular method of tackling this problem has been to premachine the bore by means of circular mill-ing. Mapal has now further developed this approach with the introduction of helix milling, in which the circular movement of the cutter is combined with axial feed.

When this technique is used in conjunction with Mapal’s new cut-ters, high material removal rates and, therefore, efficient bore machining can be achieved even at substantial cutting depths. The positioning and number of the inserts in the cutters allow for a large plunge angle, which is strongly instrumental in reducing the time required for completing the machining task.

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The Drive Technologies division of Sie-mens supplies the Sinumerik Ctrl-Energy range of automation, drive and software components and ser-vices for use in machine tools. Any machine tool fitted with these compo-nents is equipped to operate through-out its life cycle at high levels of both energy efficiency and productivity. Comprehensive service and consulting services to ensure optimum machine tool setup and operation complete the offering.

Using the key combination of Ctrl and E at the panel, machine operators can directly access the energy man-agement functions of their machine to, for instance, activate the energy-saving standby operating mode or determine the energy balance.

With a growing emphasis on reduc-ing energy consumption in industrial production and ever more stringent environmental regulations, Siemens carried out an energy analysis of indi-vidual machine tool components with a view to achieving significant cuts in energy consumption through Sinu-

merik Ctrl-Energy. This new broad-based platform for efficient machine management encompasses Sinamics drive systems and motors, CNC and drive functions, PC software solutions, and services. It offers energy-efficient solutions covering every aspect of the machine’s life cycle, starting from machine design and job engineering and running through partial or com-plete refurbishment.

Via the Ctrl-E key combination, Sinumerik controls quickly provide users with an evaluation of machine energy consumption. The Ctrl-E Anal-ysis function determines consump-tion by a drive system and by the entire machine so that the operator can see how much energy goes into machining every workpiece and make improvements in strategy. The Ctrl-E Profiles function provides a config-uration platform for managing the machine’s energy-saving modes, help-ing to selectively shut down specific power loads during downtimes.

An integrated drive train of frequen-cy converters and low-energy motors

is the core element of energy efficien-cy in a Siemens control system.

Sinamics S120 drive systems use an efficient power-recovery system that stores braking energy in a DC link and optionally feeds it back into the grid. They also support automatic flux reduction in asynchronous spindles and machine power compensation. Sinamics drives and Siemens motors are designed for energy efficiency. Thus, integrated drive modules from Siemens reach efficiency levels of 97 to 99%. Also, using Sinamics G120 fre-quency converters helps adjust the speed—hence the energy consump-tion—of auxiliary systems to the level required at each process stage.

Other Siemens energy manage-ment solutions include control cabi-nets designed for optimal heat dissi-pation, the Sizer configuration tool to facilitate efficient drive design, and a mechatronic support service.

Energy-Conscious Automation Components Make Machines Economical yet Productive

» Siemens AGErlangen, Germanywww.automation.siemens.com

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Safety offers an extensive standard range of cutting tools for turning, drill-ing, milling, grooving, thread cut-ting, and slotting to customers in the automotive, aerospace, die and mould and energy market segments. Now, in order to facilitate rapid assembly of special cutters, the company has devel-oped the Quick-Saf online tool-design platform. The new service, available

worldwide via the Internet, enables users to create special tools based on Safety’s standard tool options easily and comfortably.

Using Quick-Saf, the customer enters desired tool dimensions and geometry data into the programme. The software uses this informa-tion then to “design” a milling cutter appropriate for the customer’s pur-pose. It falls back on a similar tool in the standard range and in the back-ground automatically generates a design variant for manufacturing.

If the request is received at Safety in Europe by noon, the price quota-tion for the special cutters will be on the customer’s desk no later than 5 p.m. local time. If the data submit-ted at Quick-Saf arrives after midday,

the quotation will be presented the following day. If the customer accepts the offer, the special tool goes into production and is delivered within a few weeks.

Currently, special milling cutters in the Compact 90 series (shoulder mill-ing cutters) and Aerolong series (shell-type end mills), all based on standard components, can be configured using Quick-Saf. Safety has announced that the availability of further series, such as Aerofinish (fine-finishing cutters for aerospace) and Penta Heavy Duty (face-milling cutters for roughing), will follow soon.

Software Platform Enables Customers to ‘Design’ Custom Cutting Tools Online

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Machining centres in the Matrix series from Breton S.p.A. have a gantry structure and moving cross beam developed to satisfy demand-ing requirements associated with the high-speed machining of complex and large workpieces for die manufactur-ing, model making and styling. Rigid-ity and high dynamics are features of the Matrix 800, 1000 and 1300 machines, making them ideal for high-performance milling of many different components and products.

Owing to the linear-axis speeds, which reach 40 m/min, to the direct-drive head with a maximum rotational speed of 100 rpm, and to continuous rotation in the c-axis, this milling cen-tre is able to meet production require-ments for profiling complex workpiec-es with 5 continuous axes. The direct-drive twist head can be positioned

TaeguTec offers the Mill2Rush series of milling cutters and inserts for aerospace, automotive, tool and mould and general machining applica-tions. The new cutters’ bodies accom-modate high-productivity double-sid-ed inserts with six corners. Mill2Rush features a positive helical cutting edge that reduces cutting forces and vibra-tion and helps obtain an excellent sur-

at any angle via powerful hydraulic brakes. It accepts 40-kW spindles with speeds to 28,000 rpm.

The Matrix range is available in various configurations, with travels of 2,500 to 3,900 mm in the x-axis, 2,000 to 8,000 mm in y and 1,000 to 1,600 mm in z, and thus is well suited for machining medium to large work-

pieces in steel, alumini-um, resin and composite materials. A closed struc-ture and drive assem-blies mounted atop the machine enable Matrix to provide maximum opera-tor safety and the highest machining precision and reliability.

Precision and quality are further enhanced by the machine structure’s

thermal symmetry and by the stabi-lizing system that keeps the tempera-ture of the ball nuts, z-axis bearings and axial drive systems at the same level as that of the machine structure.

face finish. These innovative cutters, available in end-mill, modular and face-mill ver-sions, are designed for high performance in slotting, shouldering and plunging operations.

TaeguTec developed the Mill2Rush insert range to comprise grades for machin-ing low- and high-carbon

steel; alloy, tool and stainless steel; titanium alloys; high-temperature alloys; and gray and nodular cast iron. Available in six grades for machining at feeds of 0.1 to 0.25 mm per tooth, the inserts are extremely thick, with a new geometry for high-strength cut-ting. With a wide wiper flat to opti-mize surface finish and a positive axial rake angle, the Mill2Rush design pro-

motes smooth cutting by generating low cutting forces.

The end mill and the modular cut-ters come in diameters of 25, 32 and 40 mm with the option of two, three or four insert pockets on the cutter body. The face-milling cutter is avail-able in diameters of 40 to 160 mm with 4 to 16 insert pockets. The rigid and robust face-milling cutters weigh from 0.3 to 4.3 kg depending on diameter. Along with the end mill, the face-milling cutter is available with through-coolant. All three cutter bod-ies use TaeguTec’s dovetail clamping for maximum clamping force and a secure, rigid insert seating.

Rigidity, High Dynamics Mark High-Speed-Machining Centres for Large Workpieces

» Breton S.p.A.Castello di Godego (TV), Italywww.breton.it

» TaeguTec UK Ltd.Leeds, UKwww.taegutecuk.co.uk

Fine Surface Finishes Are the Result of Milling with High-Strength, Low-Force Cutters

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F. Zimmermann GmbHPortal Milling MachinesGoethestraße 23-27D-73770 DenkendorfPhone: +49 (7 11) 93 49 35-0Fax: +49 (7 11) 93 49 35-310Email: [email protected]

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The Yutong Bus Co. in Zheng-zhou, China, has dramatical-

ly cut its machine programming times by using WorkNC CAM software from Sescoi. Yutong Bus, China’s biggest bus manufacturer and second in sales worldwide (after Mercedes-Benz), focuses on delivering a high-quality vehicle at maximum profitability and it has optimized its manufacturing processes with this in mind.

Advanced CAMMr. Chen, the manager of Yutong’s mould production facility, was the one who realized that introduc-ing advanced CAM software could increase the productivity of the company’s CNC machinery, opti-mize the performance of cutting tools, and shorten programme preparation times, making the manufacture of highly accurate mould tools simpler and faster.

That is why the manufacturer uses WorkNC to produce tooling for body panels and doors and plastic-injection moulds for other vehicle components. Yutong Bus

always monitors the software’s performance in order to ensure maximum productiv-ity. Until WorkNC was acquired, preparing and calculating CNC tool paths had been taking up more than half of a tool’s produc-tion time, so the time savings generated by WorkNC did not only

greatly improve efficiency; it also significantly cut labour costs.

Benefits“With WorkNC, the pressure on our CNC programming resources has been eliminated, thanks to its logical and automated pro-gramming steps,” explains Chen. “When we compared it with other CAM software, we found that WorkNC’s calculation speed was on average 20% faster.”

Yutong Bus also discovered that the quality of WorkNC’s roughing and reroughing tool paths and dynamic stock model set it apart from other CAM systems avail-able in the Chinese market. By updating the model as cutting progresses, the system automati-cally knows the exact location of excess material, enabling it to minimize duplicated and wasted cutter paths. The same applies to finishing tool paths, where tool loading is kept low and constant.

Chen reports that WorkNC has enabled his company to improve the surface finish and quality of

its moulds. “Not only is it fast,” he says, “but it controls cutter loading with techniques such as climb milling and spiral feed movements. We are very satis-fied with the machining and remachining strategies it produc-es, which reduce tool wear and breakage and shorten the overall machining times.”

Easy to Use and IntelligentThe ease of use of WorkNC, along with its ergonomically designed interface, has produced further benefits for Yutong Bus. Chen explains. “With the other pro-gramming software we use, one or two months of training is required before our engineers are fully pro-ficient. But with WorkNC, new employees can be trained to a high standard in just one or two weeks.” This saves the company considerable time and expense. And having more people able to use the system increases the flex-ibility of Yutong’s workforce.

Finally, the company appre-ciates the intelligence built into WorkNC. High-quality postpro-cessors, tool libraries and fast, efficient tool paths have made the CNC machinery Yutong Bus employs more efficient as well. Company managers believe that these improvements have added value to Yutong’s vehicles.

CAM Software Gives Bus Builder a Speed AdvantageA high-volume manufacturer of buses in China uses Sescoi’s WorkNC to shorten programming times and increase productivity.

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Flexpak Corp. is a custom ther-moforming company that pro-

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Tom Sipek, director of tooling for Flexpak, praises SURFCAM as a time-saver that helps keep in-house tooling costs down. “This has contributed to increased sales, which have helped our company grow to the size it is today,” says Sipek. “Surfware has continually supported our systems with high-quality technical support as well

as SURFCAM upgrades that always surpass our expectations.”

Recently, recounts Sipek, Flex-pak found that using the new 3-Axis Multi-Cut option in SURF-CAM enabled it to do things usual-ly possible only with 4- and 5-axis machines. Mould components for medical parts requiring complex 3D undercuts could be completed easily with 3-Axis Multi-Cut.

Using SURFCAM allows Flexpak to provide prototype moulds that turn out production-quality parts and then to quickly and depend-ably reproduce the precise proto-type mould geometry in the pro-duction tools. This translates to a

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“Thermoforming moulds may not seem as complex as injection moulds, but creating the proper mould is just as difficult when you require such high precision,” con-cludes Sipek. “This very important requirement is why we consider SURFCAM to be a great tool in creat-ing our thermoform moulds.”

CAM Software Controls Costs, Spurs Mould Maker’s GrowthWith SURFCAM, a custom thermoformer produces tools that amaze customers.

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Hybrid Tooling + Integrated CAD/CAM = Maximum EfficiencyPforzheim’s precision tool manufacturers like a software suite that does it all.

The area surrounding Pforz-heim in southern Germany is

becoming a stronghold for Vero Software and for a special kind of tool manufacturer, those work-ing with hybrid materials to form high-precision microparts, such as electrical connectors and switch-es, for the automotive, medical and telecommunications markets. Kummer GmbH stands out among

these as an innovator. The com-pany uses Vero’s VISI CAD/CAM suite throughout every project’s design and manufacturing cycle.

Back in 1998, Kummer direc-tors Wolfgang and Jens Hofmann, recognizing that the plastics and stamping industry would become increasingly competitive, invested heavily in R&D and in forward-looking technology. After two

years of development and prove-out, Kummer introduced its own sequential laminated injection process whereby one machine performs both metal stamping and plastic injection moulding.

Three Tools, One MachineWith traditional reel-to-reel pro-cedures, stamping and injec-tion machines are connected by regulated loops as part of a full assembly line. This setup involves processing the material in con-secutive steps. Since the produc-tion line speed is dependent on the injection cycle, the stamping machines must be set to work at a slow, uneconomical pace.

However, Kummer’s K’Tecsystem laminated injection technique can stamp, bend and form the product and then overmould it with plastic using a single multi-task machine. It can manufacture reliable, cost-efficient, high-value components in 25- to 125-tonne stamping presses at stamping speeds to 1,000 strokes per min-ute. The plastic-injection elements process all types of thermoplastics with a maximum clamping force of 200 tonnes and in shot weights of 1 to 100 g.

CAD and CAMKummer design engineers work with each client from the begin-ning, offering practical sugges-tions on design modification or optimization in order to best exploit the laminated injection process and make the component more cost-effective to produce.


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VISI Progress is used for designing the components and punch tool, including developing the sheet metal component and strip lay-out. VISI Mould is used to design the plastic-injection mould. The modules work together in a seam-less construction process.

“It was important for us to cater for all three scenarios using a single 3D system,” says Thomas Härdt, head of development and construction. “Kummer already had an in-house design system but found that it was not efficient for tool design. Such systems are fully parametric and so complex they require 80% of your brain-power to foresee the best working practice—which leaves only 20% for the project itself. With VISI, the opposite is true. The system has proved so easy to use that we were already up and running within two weeks, and more effi-cient than with our previous sys-tem after only three months.”

When the tool design is com-plete, the CAM department uses Vero’s Compass Technology for 2- and 2.5-axis CNC programmes. Its feature recognition can analyze the 3D model for regular geom-etries such as holes, pockets or T-slots, shortening programming time while eliminating human error. Feature properties based on component type that were applied during tool design are automati-cally picked up by Compass. For example, a hole can be automati-cally recognized and machined regardless of its diameter.

“With our previous 2D system, the feature recognition rate lay between 80 and 90%,” explains Härdt. “We have already sur-passed that mark with Compass, and there is room for further opti-mization.” Kummer is running 16 licenses of VISI Modelling as a base platform, plus addition-al licenses for VISI Mould, VISI Progress and VISI Machining with Compass Technology.

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Vero marketing manager Marc Freebrey observes that the Pforz-heim area has a high concentra-tion of progressive die companies making the same sort of micro-components. Many collaborate to define the CAD standards and products to use in order to maxi-mize productivity. The industry trend has been toward using a dedicated CAD/CAM system for mould and die operations, and the local product of choice is VISI.

Vero’s local customers have formed a user group that suggests software development priorities based on their needs. “This inti-mate relationship between custom-er and software provider ensures that the product remains focused on the market requirements and provides the user with an opportu-nity to help define future develop-ments,” says Freebrey.

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Hexagon Metrology has improved its DEA Global line of coordinate measur-ing machines (CMMs), adding next-generation DEA Global Silver CMMs that enable users to measure more quickly, more accurately and more conveniently. Scanning throughput is as much as 35% higher than with pre-vious models. This enhanced produc-tivity was achieved by means of opti-mized motion algorithms, improved software and a new electronic con-troller. And scanning measurement is smoother as well as faster.

The new electronic controller with state-of-the-art hardware and firm-ware boosts computation and data transmission speeds and makes multi-tasking processing more efficient. The new PC-DMIS Adaptive Scanning func-tion facilitates measurement by calcu-lating the optimum scanning param-

The M8 PlasticMill high-speed CNC machining centre offered by Datron-Electronic GmbH is designed specifi-cally for plastics machining applica-tions that produce debris, such as

eters from part-feature tolerances input by the user, who does not have to define the parameters.

In addition to the DEA Global Silver Classic, Performance and Advantage models, which differ in accuracy level and sensor options, Hexagon Metrol-ogy offers the DEA Global Silver SF (Shop Floor) (photo), a CMM suitable for performing dimensional inspec-tion in harsh environments present-ing dust, vibration or temperature changes. Bellows and covers pro-tect this CMM. CTE-certified optical scales, a network of thermal sensors, and structural thermal-compensation algorithms ensure accurate measuring results between 15° and 30°C.

large and small chips or dust, that must be extracted and collected. A chip extractor surrounding the spin-dle is plumbed to the exterior of the machine with conductive and ground-ed hosing that eliminates static. Pow-ered by a continuous-duty industrial vacuum system, the chip extractor removes slugs as they are milled free of the workpiece, helping to protect surface finish and part quality while minimizing postmachining cleanup.

Suited for the milling of engineered plastics, plastic sheet material and moulded plastic parts, the compact M8 PlasticMill can be configured with integrated automation accessories such as workholding pallets, auto-matic doors and built-in safety sen-sors. The machine has a steel bridge reinforced with polymer concrete for

stability and a 2-kW high-frequency 60,000-rpm spindle for feed rates up to 20 m/min. A vibration-damping polymer-concrete machining table provides a work area measuring 1,015 x 760 mm, and axis travels in x-y-z are 1,020 x 800 x 240 mm. Automatic tool-change options include a station-style magazine for as many as 30 tools with a tool-length sensor.

A stabilized gantry, an integrated, pneumatically covered tool magazine, an LCD flat-panel display, polycarbon-ate side windows, a removable chip cart on wheels and a Windows®-based controller are other features that dis-tinguish the M8 PlasticMill.

Optimized CMMs Acquire Accurate Scanning Measurements Faster, More Smoothly

» Hexagon MetrologyUnterentfelden, Switzerlandwww.hexagonmetrology.com

» Datron-Electronic GmbHMühltal, Germanywww.datron.de

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The Mobil SHC Gear series of fully synthetic industrial gear oils have been formulated by ExxonMobil Lubricants and Petroleum Specialties to help general manufacturing and processing industries increase productivity and reduce costs by lowering energy consumption and by extend-ing oil drain intervals by as much as six times the current period. The new lubricants offer energy-efficiency benefits across a broad range of industrial gearbox applications for machine power transmission. Their long operating lifetime, far exceeding that of mineral-based gear and bearing lubri-cants, is attributable to higher oxidation resistance.

The latest additions to the Mobil SHC brand of high-performance synthetic lubricants, Mobil SHC Gear flu-ids are approved by Siemens for use in Flender gearbox-es and meet or exceed nearly every other major industry and OEM specification for industrial gearbox applications. As a result of extensive research and testing, the Exxon-Mobil lubricants division has developed a line of gear oils that exhibit very good resistance to micropitting fatigue, along with enhanced seal compatibility and outstanding shear stability. Their service advantage over mineral lubri-cants is especially noticeable when equipment operates at elevated temperatures.

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Infotech Enterprises GmbH, a provider of visualization solutions for CAD soft-ware and a development partner for Kubotek, now supplies Version 10.1.0 of the Kubotek KeyView CAD view-er, the sixth advance in the develop-ment of this viewer to be issued in 2011. This version includes numerous new features requested by customers, such as importation of 2D CAD files,

The 2011 version of Lantek Flex3d software for the design, folding/unfolding and 3D cutting of tubes, pro-files and sheet metal parts features flexibility enhance-ments that provide users in the sheet metal industry with opportunities to tailor the software’s comprehen-sive functionality to individual needs. Lantek Flex3d is able to manage large-scale projects and incorporates the most advanced 3D design technologies into its architec-ture. The developer Lantek has also significantly improved the software’s CAD data exchange capabilities, there-by increasing speed 300%. Lantek Flex3d V2011 is fully integrated with all of the company’s other CAD/CAM

a quick-print function and various analytical options for tool and mould making.

KeyView V10.1.0 allows 2D CAD files in various formats to be import-ed. KeyView users can now access 2D files in CATIA V4, CATIA V5, Pro/Engi-neer (Creo) and Unigraphics/NX. In addition, a new SAT export function supports data exchange with systems that are based on the 3D ACIS Mod-eler from Spatial Corp. With option-al SAT export in KeyView, users can export solids, surfaces and wireframes and either the complete model or only parts of it.

Version 10.1.0 of KeyView offers also advanced markup functionality: the viewer automatically creates a sepa-rate markup layer for each user. The new quick-print function facilitates the printing of whatever is displayed in the

and ERP applications in order to sim-plify the management and coordina-tion of manufacturing processes.

Lantek Flex3d comprises eight mod-ules that enable users to perform fold-ing and unfolding tasks, work with tubes or profiles, carry out integrated design and manufacturing functions with leading CAD programmes, auto-

graphics window on the screen.Kubotek KeyView now offers an

optional toolmaking plug-in that pro-vides tool, die and mould makers with many powerful tools for perform-ing precise analyses and taking mea-surements of parts without requiring access to a CAD system. The pack-age includes draft angle analysis, wall thickness analysis, minimum distance, shrinkage factor, deviation analyses and more.

Kubotek and Infotech are continu-ally developing KeyView, paying par-ticular attention to the fulfillment of customer requirements. At least two more releases of the CAD viewer are planned for 2011.

mate the programming of laser and water-jet 5-axis sheet metal cutting machines, and design and cut stan-dard profiles. In the 2011 version, all modules incorporate new intuitive functionality. Enhancements in the Flex3d Tubes, Flex3d Steelwork and Flex3d 5x modules are particularly noteworthy.

Among the important improve-ments in Lantek Flex3d 5x (image) for programming 3D sheet metal cut-ting machines with 5-axis heads are streamlined programming, new work-bench positioning methodology, auto-matic machining algorithms, and fast verification and simulation.

Rapidly Developing CAD Viewer Offers Mould Makers New Analytical Functions

Integrated Software for 3D Design, Machining and Manipulation of Sheet Metal Parts

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Cenit AG offers specialist manufacturing software prod-ucts consolidated in the FastSuite family that support efficient process automation. FastSuite complements the CATIA and Delmia solutions from Dassault Systèmes in providing this support. Now, Cenit has issued Release R13 of FastSuite, making the system much more user-friendly and introducing a range of new features for fixture build-ing and programming.

Highlights of R13 are an expanded PPR tree, a redesign of the Teach dialogue for improved programming, better sup-port for the component in the fixture, and faster, more flex-ible trajectory configuration for surface processes.

The PPR tree structure now includes in-depth tree ele-ments containing details of the operations. These new elements are bidirectionally linked with the 3D view, mak-ing it easy to reorder point sequences.

New functions and easily accessible jog and event data have made the user interface for the robot Teach dialogue more user-friendly. R13 allows the user to perform simu-lations up to the selected trajectory point without exiting the Teach dialogue.

Now, real-life components that differ slightly from the CAD component can be securely held in the fixture. The new “hedgehog holder” option in the Fixture Builder within FastSuite automatically generates numerous short contact surfaces along the supporting contour.

Finally, with the help of polylines defined by freely posi-tionable points, the surface to be machined can be fixed as required. The points can be applied on both the CAD surface and the triangulated mesh; no additional geome-try needs to be generated in the part design.

Automation Software Has New Features for Fixture Building

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Collapsible-mould-core technology has long been the specialty of Roehr Tool Corp., which has expanded its offering of patented, custom Collaps-ible Cores (C-Cores) to include cores

Highest precision is the point of the new MP-46 V 3-axis vertical machin-ing centre (VMC) that the manu-facturer Okuma presents to die and mould makers demanding rapid and reproducible micron-precise machin-ing results. This VMC has a 760 x 460-mm worktable, travels in the x-, y- and z-axes of 660, 460 and 360 mm, respectively, 24-m/min rapid travers-es and a 32-station tool magazine. The spindle drive delivers 15 kW and accelerates the HSK-63A spindle up to 20,000 rpm, allowing both high-removal-rate roughing and the safe processing of delicate tools.

Okuma has integrated its exclusive Thermo-Friendly Concept in the design of the 7,000-kg MP-46 V. Structur-al measures, embedded sensors, and control algorithms all compensate for

as small as 10 mm and as large as 200 mm in diameter. The manufactur-er can customize the collapse angles to cover aggressive undercut details

and can provide shallow collapse angles for tall parts.

Meeting customer needs for smaller C-Cores in medical

applications, Roehr recently cre-ated a custom 10-mm DT-series

C-Core that featured a deeper, full-diameter undercut for reli-able fit with a mating part; a simple two-stage mould action needing no hydraulics

or lubrication and thus suited for cleanroom production; and

faster cycling with better part quality.Roehr has also been able to assist

customers whose projects present

the influence of tem-perature fluctuations on kinematics and the machine spindle. In addition, temperature-controlled ball screws in all 3 axes and the use of a high-precision spindle ensure thermal stabil-ity and precision during continuous operation.

The VMC is controlled by Okuma’s own con-troller, the OSP-P200M. This, in combination with 0.1-μm-resolution linear scales and the exclusive super-NURBS func-tion, allows the MP-46 V to achieve maximum precision and optimum contour accuracies without loss of dynamics. A Blum laser sensor system

challenges at the large end of the core spectrum. One mould maker, asked by its customer to build two single-cavity moulds for processing polycar-bonate, found that only the DT C-Core could handle the size of the part and complexity of the design, which pre-cluded unscrewing or a jump thread. The larger of the moulds required a 6.00-in.-diameter (152.4-mm) DT Core to mould a part 7.50 in. (190.5 mm) in diameter. Using a robust seg-mented DT product rather than a spring-steel core not only simplified the mould design, but it enabled the tool to run with less maintenance and few rejected parts.

integrated in the machine provides precision tool measurement.

Patented Collapsible Mould Cores Are Available from Specialist in a Broader Size Range

Thermally Compensated VMC Delivers Micron-Precise Machining Capability

» Roehr Tool Corp.Hudson, MA, USAwww.roehrtool.com

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Cooling lubricants can serve their purpose only if they are conveyed to the zone of contact between cutting tool and workpiece in an optimally cleaned state. While operat-ing inside the system, they should remain in a highly pure condition for as long as possible. FA-series microfiltra-tion systems from Vomat GmbH, by means of a full-flow technique that completely separates polluted from clean oil while also supplying clean coolants at the NAS 7 purity level over quite a long period, fully satisfy these require-ments.

The Vomat systems are engineered to ensure that they accomplish what many other filtration systems, especially those using the bypass technique, do not, which is to filter all of the cooling lubricant such that no polluted oil enters the system during back-flushing. The FA-series systems are constructed with fewer filter elements than other sys-tems, but the filter area is larger; thus, filtration efficiency is significantly greater.

The FA systems’ back-flush process starts automatical-ly, filter element by filter element, as the requisite pollu-tion level is reached. During the course of this operation, the filter elements not involved in back-flushing provide a guaranteed continuous supply of clean oil. Therefore, full nominal filtration performance is ensured during the back-flush. Dirt particles are isolated inside the disposal unit so that the oil can remain inside the system for a long time with insignificant drag-out losses. This reduces oil consumption.

Lubricant Filtration Systems Deliver Clean Oil to Cutting Zones

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Measurement of radii and chamfers on tool shafts is a technically difficult task. However, with the edge break feature integrated in WinWerth measurement software, the coordi-nate measuring machine (CMM) man-ufacturer Werth Messtechnik GmbH provides an exclusive solution for easy optical measurement of those edge geometries.

New Z13-series linear ball-bearing bushings from Hasco Hasenclever GmbH + Co. KG are designed for the precise guidance of ejector plates in injection moulding tools, compression moulds and die-casting moulds, and for guiding mould plate assemblies.

The edge break feature is integrat-ed in the CMM software as a measure-ment element, similar to such other elements as a point, a line, a circle and so on. When the software user selects the edge break element, two strate-gies are available that are specific to the feature: chamfer or radius. The geometry and size of the feature are detected automatically in the mea-

surement window, and the appropri-ate dimensions are output. Tolerances are then applied and can be displayed graphically as well. The edge break function is also available in CNC oper-ation.

WinWerth software is designed to make automatic measurement based on high-powered processing of images from CMMs built by Werth Messtechnik simple and efficient. The ergonomic appeal of WinWerth comes from the interactive graphical instructions users receive, which make the system comfortable to use in the workshop environment.

Linear Ball-Bearing Bushings Guide Ejector Plates, Mould Plate Assemblies

» Werth Messtechnik GmbHGießen, Germanywww.werth.de

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Feature In CMM Software Provides for Automatic Measurement of Radii, Chamfers

These innovative and highly versatile guide bushings are distinguished by their outstanding load-bearing capac-ity and unlimited stroke lengths with-out any movement of the cage. The guide ball bearings roll continuously in the rotating ball tracks, virtually elimi-

nating the possibility of denting the guide pillar.

Able to withstand operating tem-peratures as high as 180°C without any difficulty, Z13 linear ball-bearing bushings are simple to install, in H7 drill holes, in the smallest of spaces. Also, because the special construction of the ball cages means that there is no stroke restriction, installation is all the easier.

The Z13 series is coordinated to the Hasco guide pillars Z01, Z012 and Z013 and new Z58-series guide sup-port pillars and has application wher-ever precise guidance of plates in the mould is required.

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The SimpoeXplorer® for Creo™ Parametric plastic-injec-tion simulation tool is intended for designers of plastic parts who need to be able to identify potential manu-facturing problems and product glitches from the very beginning of the product design stage. Designed by the developer Simpoe to be intuitive and easy to use, and to be a rapid method of design validation, this software solu-tion includes content-sensitive pop-ups to guide even casual users and nonspecialists through the plastic-part design process. The built-in assistance helps users to avoid common design mistakes that result in injection mould-ing defects such as weld lines, burns, unfilled areas and the like.

SimpoeXplorer is the latest commercial addition to the SimpoePro product suite, which is a complete plastic-injection simulation solution that is fully embedded in Creo Parametric software from PTC.

With the current 2011 V2 release, SimpoePro for col-laborative product development has been repackaged to offer every individual involved in plastic-part develop-ment, design, tooling and manufacture all the necessary tools to perform his or her job, and without ever leaving the familiar PTC graphical user interface.

A pioneer in simulation technology, Simpoe brings to mechanical engineers tools with which to check their part designs for manufacturability. Upfront design validation is a trend that started in structural analysis; Simpoe offers it to the plastics industry, and now specifically to profes-sionals who are PTC software users.

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The Meister Finish ceramic-fibre stone, made from material used in aerospace applica-tions and developed for the finishing of dies and moulds, is designed to offer outstanding polishing perfor-mance on materials having a hard-ness below HRc 57. The stone can be expected not to break, and it also prevents clogging. The manufactur-er, Xebec Technology Co. Ltd., says that its engineers have developed the first finishing stones having filaments of alumina fibre that utilize highly advanced chemical technologies.

The crystal structure of Xebec’s alumina-fibre filaments is well suited for precisely finishing the free surfac-

European product designers can order short-run prototype parts in brass via the Firstcut® machining service provided by Proto Labs, a specialist source of rapid injection-moulded and custom CNC-machined parts. The ser-vice machines small quantities of pro-

Filaments in Ceramic-Fibre Stone Ensure High-Performance Mould and Die Finishing

Quick-Turn Machining Service Provides Designers with Brass Prototype Parts

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es, free curves, ribs and bosses of form-ing dies of various types, especially plastics-processing dies, and for finish-ing coarse work-

piece surfaces following EDM process-ing, by removing scales. High finish-ing efficiency can be attained without clogging, even when metals such as aluminium, copper and titanium are being polished. In use, the stone drops no abrasive grain particles that can create linear scratches.

The Meister Finish also generates little heat. This means that polishing with it imparts minimal effects from heating to the workpiece, nor does the finisher deteriorate.

The stone is produced by Xebec Technology in a variety of shapes to serve the various needs of users. The rod-style stone, for example, offers the advantage of the edge effect. This effect, which is provided by the fibre’s contacting the workpiece at an angle, maximizes finishing efficiency. The braided structure of the filaments ensures that even the edge of the stone can be used for finishing with-out danger of breakage.

The Meister Finish tool-polishing system can also be used with power tools, ultrasonic devices and pneu-matic tools, for added convenience.

totype parts for use in the early product devel-opment phase, before designs are finalized. Firstcut can sup-ply truly function-al prototype CNC-machined brass parts in just one to three days.

Customers upload CAD mod-

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ware automatically produces the tool paths needed to programme the CNC machines. The fast system eliminates nonrecurring engineering costs and delays, making it affordable for order quantities of 1 to 10 or more parts.

Firstcut works with a variety of stock materials besides brass. These include aluminium, plastics such as PVC, and the resins PEEK and Ultem. The machining process can also be applied to a range of other resins that can be injection-moulded, making it suitable for initial testing of parts that will later be produced in much higher volumes.

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Schuchard & Pollmeier GmbH spe-cializes in using wire-cutting EDM

technology to produce moulds, dies and extrusion components. High-precision metal parts are its competency, and sur-face grinding and water-jet cutting also are offered. The company is dedicated to maintaining a reputation as a reliable, high-performance partner to customers in the plastics processing, automotive and aircraft industries. Schuchard & Pollmeier has been using Fikus Visual-cam CAM software for wire EDM, a shop-floor programming system devel-oped by Metalcam S.L., since 2004.

The metal-processing company is now known beyond the borders of eastern Westphalia and indeed serves customers beyond Germany’s bound-aries. Its core business has always been EDM. Schuchard & Pollmeier uses a full complement of machines—five from the Charmilles Robofil line, three Fanuc TapeCut machines and a Heun/Abacus EDM drilling unit—its philosophy being “for every job, the right machine.”

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with dedicated postprocessors for every machine. The first license was purchased in 2004 and the most recent one in 2010.

Fikus Visualcam for wire EDM pro-duces 2- to 4-axis tool paths quickly and accurately for wire-EDM machines of all types and ages. That makes the software very useful for Schuchard & Pollmeier, what with the variety of machine brands and models on its production floor.

Sometimes, the part geometry needs to be modified in the middle of the pro-cess. This can be done easily within the Fikus Visualcam environment. The soft-ware’s CAD module lets users create and modify geometry for the machine effi-ciently by employing segments and arcs.

According to Managing Director Dirk Schuchard, “the usability and function-ality [of Fikus Visualcam] are fully de-veloped, making the programming of complex jobs an easy and quick task.” Schuchard adds that the synchroniza-tion of the x-y and u-v contours in extru-sion parts also is very easy with Fikus.

Fikus Visualcam is able to read geo-metric data from other CAD/CAM sys-tems in native format or standard inter-change formats. Schuchard & Pollmeier

also uses ME10 for 2D CAD and Cima-tronE for 3D CAD. Fikus Visualcam al-lows the interchange of data with these software systems through DXF, IGES, DWG, STEP, Parasolid and, particu-larly, with Cimatron through a special interchange format called Cimatron to Fikus. Fikus Visualcam was supplied to the company by the CAD/CAM provider Cimatron GmbH, a Cimatron Ltd. sub-sidiary in Germany.

A wire EDM specialist familiar with optimizing the programming of these machines, Dirk Schuchard praises the powerful Fikus Visualcam postproces-sors, which have been customized to suit his company’s wishes. Finally, he notes that the service offered by Cima-tron has been prompt and the support when problems or questions arise fully competent.

Overall, Fikus Visualcam has reduced Schuchard & Pollmeier’s programming time and improved the capabilities of its wire-cutting EDM machines.

Versatile CAM Software for Wire EDM Handles Toolmaker’s Diverse MachinesA good machine programming system for wire EDM can intelligently generate the optimal wire path for removing metal to create a complex part shape.

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COMPANY Advertisers are listed in bold type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19Actify Europe Ltd., Kington Langley, Wilts, UK, +44 1249 750578 12Agie Charmilles Ltd., Coventry, UK, +44 2476 538666 3Berkenhoff GmbH, Herborn, Germany, +49 2772 50020 69Buchem Chemie + Technik GmbH & Co. KG, Wermelskirchen, G. +49 2196 72770 71 7 13 19Bunol EDM Supplies, Wermelskirchen, Germany, +49 2196 72770 7 13 19Cimtrode, The Electrode Company GmbH, Mattighofen, Austria, +43 7742 22610Dynamic Filtration Inc., Anderson, SC, USA, +1 864 231-6889Easymetal Prozesstechnik GmbH, Stockerau, Austria, +43 2266 725480 7EDM Service, Jouy-le-Mouier, France, +33 1 34247070 5 6 7 8 9 13 17 18 19EDM-Deutschland, Kahl/Main, Germany, +49 6188 901220 5 13 19EDM-Tec oHG, Bruttig-Fankel, Germany, +49 2671 915150 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19Erowa AG, Büron, Switzerland, +41 41 9351111 6 5 8 9Exeron GmbH, Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany, +49 7423 86740 15 1 3 5 9 17Fanuc Robomachine Europe GmbH, Neuhausen/Filder, Germany, +49 7158 187700 14 16Filterwell International, Carlisle, Cumbria, UK, +44 1228 577339 7GF AgieCharmilles, Losone, Switzerland, +41 91 8069111 3 9 14 15 16Hangsterfer's Laboratories Inc., Mantua, NJ, USA, +1 856 468-0216 104Herding GmbH Filtertechnik, Amberg, Germany, +49 9621 6300 7Heun GmbH, Kahl/Main, Germany, +49 6188 910510 5 7 10 11 13 14 19HGH GmbH & Co. KG, Lüdenscheid, Germany, +49 2351 947570 3 5 10 11 13 16HIG Handel mit Industriegütern GmbH, Vienna, Austria, +43 1 37022330 73 19Hirschmann GmbH, Fluorn-Winzeln, Germany, +49 7402 1830 5 8 9 11 17 18Houghton plc, Manchester, UK, +44 161 8745000Ibiden Europe B.V., Hoofddorp, Netherlands, +31 23 5543180ITW Rocol North America, Glenview, IL, USA, +1 847 657-5278Leader Chuck Systems Ltd., Tamworth, UK, +44 121 7714843 8 17 18MAC-TEC e.K., Emmelshausen, Germany, +49 6747 948001 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 14 15 16 19Makino Europe GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, +49 40 298090 3 9 10 11Mann+Hummel GmbH, Speyer, Germany, +49 6232 5380 77Mersen France Gennevilliers SAS, Gennevilliers, France, +33 1 41854300 5 6 13Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V., Ratingen, Germany, +49 2102 4866120 3 5 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19NCMT Ltd., Thames Ditton, Surrey, UK, +44 20 83984277 3 9 10 14 16Ningbo Powerway Materialise Co. Ltd., Ningbo, China, +86 574 83004022Oelheld GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, +49 711 168630ONA Electro-Erosion S.A., Durango, Spain, +34 94 6200800 74 3 5 7 11 13 16 18 19OPS-Ingersoll Funkenerosion GmbH, Burbach, Germany, +49 2736 4460 72 3 9Poco Graphite SARL, Limonest, France, +33 472 520940 75Sarix S.A., Losone, Switzerland, +41 91 7858171 78 10 11 13Sodick Europe Ltd., Coventry, UK, +44 2476 214314 1 2 3 5 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 19Steelfluid S.r.l., Genoa, Italy, +39 010 540691 19System 3R Schweiz AG, Flawil, Switzerland, +41 71 3941350 9Tokai Carbon Europe Ltd., Oldbury, W Midlands, UK, +44 121 5525577Tokai Carbon Italia S.r.l., Trezzano Rosa (MI), Italy, +39 02 90969190 3 4 6Zimmer&Kreim GmbH & Co. KG, Brensbach, Germany, +49 6161 93070 37 1 3 4 5 9 12

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22 24 27 www.easymetal.com20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 www.edmservice.com20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 www.edm-deutschland.de20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 www.edm-tec.de20 23 25 www.erowa.com

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20 22 23 24 26 27 28 www.heun-gmbh.de20 23 25 26 27 28 www.hgh-luedenscheid.de

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Automation Raises Productivity

Simoldes Aços S.A., a Portu-guese thermoplastic injec-

tion mould producer, recently integrated into its production operation three new large, state-of-the-art die-sinking EDM machines of the NX Modu-lar series from ONA Electro-Erosion S.A. The machines are two NX8 models and one NX7. These NX Modular units have sufficient capacity to work with parts weighing as much as 15 and 10 tonnes, respectively.

Incorporating high-speed heads and a new servo-control with a maximum capac-ity of 1 g (10 m/sec2), the NX Modular se-ries can claim to deliver productivity up to 30% better than previously achievable. The performance improvement is particularly significant in machining narrow and deep grooves, for which very thin graphite elec-trodes are used. Also, with the volumetric compensation function in their proprietary

» ONA Electro-Erosion S.A.Durango, Spainwww.onaedm.com

CNC, the die-sinkers can maintain guar-anteed precision at the highest level over a long period of operation.

Jorge Coelho, a project engineer at Si-moldes Aços, says that, six months after commissioning the NX Modulars, “we have seen a big reduction in work execu-tion times, therefore achieving a signifi-cant improvement in productivity.”

The company also values the ma-chines’ high level of automation, adds

Coelho. Its newest EDMs from ONA are equipped with 34-unit electrode changers. And “the machines’ CNCs have a Project Generator Wizard, which makes programming and managing more-complex work easier,” Coelho says.

The parent Simoldes Group is structured into a mould man-ufacturing division (with 13 companies) and a plastics divi-sion. Companies in the former

division operate a total of 50 ONA EDM machines. ONA is the ideal EDM equip-ment supplier for a multipartite enter-prise like Simoldes because providing large customized machines is its forte. And the Modular range lets customers configure just the machine they need.

A mould maker adds NX Modular units to its stock of ONA machines.

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Bright Lights Tell of Process StatusThe Chameleon workpiece and electrode magazine is now equipped with telltale LEDs.

Pursuing a strategic path of intelli-gent development, Zimmer&Kreim

GmbH & Co. KG (ZK) is developing intelligence for its EDM systems. The ex-tended programming of the company’s Chameleon workpiece and electrode handling system is teaching the maga-zines to “talk,” making working with the system safer and more efficient. Red, green, blue, lilac, white, flashing yel-low—emitting as many as seven colour values, LEDs on the magazine strips of the Chameleon handling system ensure that important signals can be seen and recognized at quite some distance from the EDM machine.

Messages might be these, for ex-ample: green—the station is occupied; flashing yellow—the tool is being used (process is active); red—caution, error in the process. The diodes are attached to the back of each magazine strip, a posi-tion that enables operators to check the

status of a workpiece or electrode from afar and react with appropriate quick-ness. This “sign language” was made possible through an extension of the Chameleon’s software programming: the colours are designed to be analogous to the magazine overviews used in the job manager or machine control.

Intelligence involves taking into ac-count the likelihood and nature of hu-man error. The software developers at ZK have done so.

If the user by mistake places a work-

piece on a magazine slot marked yellow, the programme automatically sends a message. The robot then carries out a repeat identification run, picks up the parts set down in the wrong place, and transfers them to the programme. The error message is meanwhile displayed at the programming station and also sent by text message to the person respon-sible. The operator looks for a new po-sition for the electrode being machined, then notes it in the programme.

A special warning system is activated whenever an apparently empty station is unintentionally filled by a workpiece or electrode that is too wide and pro-trudes beyond the clearance of 60 mm per workstation. Such incorrect place-ment, because it leads to hooking, colli-sion or even damage to adjacent parts, can be very expensive.

Chameleon software allows adjacent workstations to be blocked in advance in

order to prevent such er-rors from happening. The operator is immediately shown an error message for the affected magazine, and the diodes turn red. All of the electrodes as-signed to the same order can be indicated as well, their diodes turning lilac.

ZK engineers have de-livered a solution as well for a familiar peripheral problem: that of dripping

dielectric making the pickup points for workpieces or electrodes dirty such that reduced precision during cavity-sinking results. The magazine strips are now equipped with an additional drainage system. Drips are discharged downward through pipes from one level to another, away from workpieces and electrodes, and collected cleanly in a floor pan.

» Zimmer&Kreim GmbH & Co. KGBrensbach, Germany www.zk-system.com


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P R O D U C T S & S E R V I C E S

Corrosion is a bothersome “com-panion” to toolmakers, particularly those who work in the EDM field, and it’s a time-consuming one. Rust appears not only during the erosion process, but also before processing, when the workpiece blanks are in storage, and after the workpiece leaves the EDM machine, when sec-ondary operations are performed on it. Corrosion prevention, there-fore, is essential to a smoothly functioning production process. Buchem Chemie + Technik GmbH & Co. KG offers a line of corrosion protection products.

With wire-cutting EDM, two approaches to corrosion preven-tion are available: direct protection of the workpiece and addition of a rust inhibitor to the dielectric fluid. In order to prevent corrosion in ad-vance, all blanks should be coated with a protective film.

Chemical Technology Successfully Protects against Corrosion in Wire-Cutting EDM

Buchem Chemie + Technik began dealing with the corrosion issue more than 30 years ago. Working with toolmakers, EDM machine manufacturers, and experts in the chemical industry, the company came up with the spray protectant Antikor RS, which it still develops and produces in-house. Antikor RS is designed to provide permanent protection for steel and other metallic materials. It is offered to the EDM market as a wel-come, and indispensable, companion.

Owing to its soft, grease-like consistency and special adhe-sive additives, Antikor RS does not run off vertical surfaces. A thick molecular protective grid gives this protecting agent characteristics that result in particularly effective corrosion re-sistance, even in aggressive atmospheres. For extreme condi-tions, the user can increase the protection by applying Antikor RS multiple times.

This agent effectively protects the blank even during wire erosion in a water bath, or with coaxial machining.

Unlike other anticorrosion products, which often contain difficult-to-remove resins, waxes or oils that can impose a bur-den on water systems using deionizing resins and filters, An-tikor RS is an alternative that does not pollute the circulating water or place a load on the mechanical or chemical filtration system. It is not water soluble and contains no silicone. It is also fully synthetic.


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following EDM processing.During the wire EDM process,

corrosion protection can be delivered to parts to be machined and to the workpiece in the cutting area by introducing an in-hibitor into the circulating water, such as Buchem’s Bunol BP10 and BP20 inhibitors. With these agents, the hydrophobic ends of the molecules in the circulation water create a diffusion bar-rier on the metal’s surfaces that prevent corrosion. BP10 is fully compatible with fi lters and resins when properly used.

Buchem’s line of rust inhibitors and anticorrosion agents provides enduring protection and care for EDM workpieces and blanks. Consistency in the battle against corrosion is essen-tial, and Antikor RS, Bunol BP10 and Bunol BP20, by their easy, uncomplicated application, encourage regular use.

» Buchem Chemie + Technik GmbH & Co. KGWermelskirchen, Germanywww.buchem.de

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The cobracut family of Bedra-brand spark-erosion wires from Berkenhoff GmbH has long stood for high precision and reli-ability in tool and mould construction. Pioneering in the field of coated erosion wires, cobracut A brand became regarded as a benchmark. Now, Berkenhoff has introduced cobracut AS

A world leader in the production of isostatic graphite, Mersen, once famil-iar in Europe as Carbone Lorraine, has recently shown the industries it serves how committed it is to strengthening its presence in the graphite market. The company did that in dramatic fashion by bringing on-line at a US branch a 37-ft-high (11.28-m) cold isostatic press (CIP) believed to be the largest CIP of its kind in the world.

With a working cavity whose volume exceeds 14 m3, the new press can pro-

» Berkenhoff GmbHHerborn, Germanywww.bedra.com

» Mersen France Gennevilliers SASGennevilliers, Francewww.mersen.com

Precision Wire Electrode for Agie EDM Machines Offers Economical Reliability

Isomoulded Graphites Are Highly Machinable

P R O D U C T S & S E R V I C E S

galvanized brass wire as a low-cost means of entry into the cobracut A technology designed for working with Agie-brand wire-cutting EDM machines.

Offered as an economical yet high-performance alternative to cheap imitations of cobracut A wires, cobracut AS has the reliable quality that will ensure satisfaction of the most com-mon demands of Agie machine users, which include reproduc-ible precision and surface quality. The wire is manufactured in Berkenhoff’s own smelting shop in Herborn, Germany, and therefore features the highest-purity alloy components.

The optimized galvanization and drawing process em-ployed in production employs speed-annealing to achieve the quality expected of the Bedra brand. The galvanic coating sys-tems used to manufacture Bedra products ensure that the coats of zinc, all free of harmful additives, are evenly applied in con-centric layers.

The hard straightened-wire electrode delivers good reliabil-ity for automatic threading and is targeted at erosion special-ists who appreciate above-average performance at entry-level prices. New cobracut AS EDM wire is available in a diameter of 0.25 mm.

duce large-cross-section graphite blocks weighing an unprecedented 14,000 lb plus (6,360+ kg). No wonder there was a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Mersen’s isomoulded graphite prod-ucts exhibit high density and thermal conductivity, low thermal expansion, and high thermal shock resistance, mak-ing them well suited for refractory ap-plications. Rigorous selection of raw ma-terials and precise production controls ensure consistent product quality.

Ellor®+40 is the graphite grade that

Mersen intends to make the new refer-ence for universal graphite. It is a high-density fine-grain graphite that offers excellent machinability and outstanding metal-removal rates and can provide EDMed parts with a very good surface finish of 1.12 μm Ra. Another perfor-mance feature that is striking is the low level of electrode wear it exhibits.

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MANN+HUMMEL GMBH · Industrial Filters Business Unit67346 Speyer · Germany · Tel. +49 (62 32) 53-80 · Fax +49 (62 32) 53-88 99E-mail: [email protected] · Internet: www.mann-hummel.com

MANN+HUMMEL opens up a new dimension.

Highly efficient filtration is essential for EDM. MANN+HUMMEL is now offering

a new filter solution for high-end mould and toolmaking processes. The triple

progressive pleating technology developed by MANN+HUMMEL perfectly fills the

installation space of the filter. This enables considerably more filter surface area

than offered by other filter elements available on the market. In combination with

the synthetic media, the new MANN+HUMMEL EDM filter offers up to 30% longer

service life in comparison to today‘s industry standards.

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Advancing the technology of spark erosion with graphite elec-trodes another step, Exeron GmbH has applied decades of ex-perience in constructing spark generators to the development of exopuls+ pulse-generating technology, which makes pos-sible graphite erosion operations virtually without electrode wear-out. New exopuls+ generator technology also stands for high-level process security throughout the die-sinking EDM cycle. It is based on a power source innovatively designed to minimize energy consumption.

The compact design of all system components allows the complete generator technology to be brought right to the work-ing area. Also, the new generator operates with very little heat loss; heat is fully diverted such that the temperature level in the EDM machine is constant.

The exopuls+ technology promotes active energy formation of the erosion pulses, which is very important for minimizing electrode consumption and maximizing processing accuracy. Even better surface quality is achieved with an integrated fin-ishing unit. EDM machines equipped with the new generators are able to meet customers’ steadily increasing technical de-mands completely.

Exeron’s newly developed process regulation that uses FPGA technology works in combination with exopuls+ to mon-itor each eroding pulse and thus regulate the die-sinking pro-cess precisely. This technology is easily upgradable by means of software updates.

Exeron GmbH is a full-range supplier of EDM and high-speed-cutting machines and associated automation to the tool and mould construction industry.

» Exeron GmbHOberndorf/Neckar, Germanywww.exeron.de

EDM Spark Generator Allows Precise Process Regulation, Minimizes Electrode Wear

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Agathon Ltd. ............................................................. Hall 11 Booth B70 .................................................47 ANCA Pty. Ltd. ........................................................... Hall 6 Booth F14 .................................................42Berkenhoff GmbH ...................................................... Hall 15 Booth C48 .................................................69Buchem Chemie + Technik GmbH & Co. KG ............... Hall 15 Booth C42 .................................................71CGTech Ltd. ............................................................... Hall 25 Booth J10 ..................................................14Cimatron Ltd. ............................................................ Hall 25 Booth H30 ................................................33CNC Software Inc./Mastercam ................................... Hall 25 Booth C23 ...................................................7DP Technology Europe............................................... Hall 25 Booth H19 ................................................89Erowa AG ................................................................... Hall 6 Booth F29 ...................................................6Exeron GmbH ............................................................ Hall 27 Booth F33 .................................................15F. Zimmermann GmbH .............................................. Hall 13 Booth C03 .................................................45Fanuc FA Europe S.A. ................................................. Hall 25 Booth D33 ................................................25Fritz Studer AG .......................................................... Hall 11 Booth D32 ................................................87Greenleaf Corp. ......................................................... Hall 4 Booth A77 .................................................90Haas Automation Europe N.V. ................................... Hall 27 Booth D05 ................................................43Hardinge Machine Tools Ltd. ..................................... Hall 27 Booth B18 & C19 .......................................41Hauzer Techno Coating B.V. ....................................... Hall 3 Booth C1 .................................................104HIG Handel mit Industriegütern GmbH ...................... Hall 15 Booth C70 .................................................73Horst Witte Gerätebau Barskamp KG ......................... Hall 6 Booth E05 .................................................98Inovatools Eckerle & Ertel GmbH ............................... Hall 4 Booth G07 ................................................99Iscar Ltd. .................................................................... Hall 4 Booth E30 .................................................29J.G. Dahmen & Co. GmbH & Co. KG ............................ Hall 15 Booth C58 ...............................................101Jongen Werkzeugtechnik GmbH & Co. KG ................. Hall 4 Booth B15 .................................................17Hexagon Metrology/Leica Geosystems ...................... Hall 63 Booth E36 .................................................63LMT Fette Werkzeugtechnik GmbH & Co. KG ............. Hall 4 Booth E54 ...................................................2Mann+Hummel GmbH .............................................. Hall 15 Booth D03 ................................................77Mitsubishi Carbide..................................................... Hall 5 Booth D20 ..................................................3ONA Electro-Erosion S.A. ........................................... Hall 15 Booth C30 ...........................................70, 74Open Mind Technologies AG ...................................... Hall 25 Booth L19 .................................................83OPS-Ingersoll Funkenerosion GmbH .......................... Hall 12 Booth D100 ..............................................72Renishaw plc ............................................................. Hall 5 Booth D54 ................................................35RobbJack Corp. .......................................................... Hall 3 Booth A06 .................................................39Robotmaster-Intercam S.A. ....................................... Hall 25 Booth J26 ..................................................65Sandvik Coromant Europe ......................................... Hall 5 Booth B20 ...............................................108Sarix S.A. ................................................................... Hall 15 Booth C07 .................................................78Schott Systeme GmbH .............................................. Hall 25 Booth L12 .................................................47Siemens AG ............................................................... Hall 25 Booth C18 .................................................21SolidCAM GmbH ....................................................... Hall 25 Booth J08 ..................................................85Surfware Inc. ............................................................. Hall 25 Booth H32 ................................................97Tribo Hartstoff GmbH ................................................ Hall 4 Booth B23 .................................................17Union Tool Europe S.A. .............................................. Hall 3 Booth E42 ...................................................1Yamazaki Mazak U.K. Ltd. .......................................... Hall 27 Booth B44 .................................................11Zimmer&Kreim GmbH & Co. KG ................................ Hall 27 Booth F09 .................................................37

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Vericut 7.1 CNC machine simula-tion and optimization software, the latest release from CGTech, features enhancements designed to make it easy for manufacturing engineers to develop, analyze, inspect and docu-ment the CNC programming and machining process and to reduce the time they need to do it. Besides add-

At EMO in Hannover, practical applica-tion of the latest control products and robots supplied by Fanuc FA Europe to machine tool builders and machine users is the focus of the Fanuc exhib-it. On display are the latest-generation CNCs designed for reliability and ease of operation, the Fanuc CNC Series 30i/31i/32i Model B.

The new 30i/31i/32i Model B CNCs are ideal for sophisticated, complex machine tools. Their key features are a large number of axes and multichan-nel capability. The B-series controls offer significant advances over previ-ous models, along with many detail improvements and added functions for laser-cutting machines and punch presses. Also, the new Fanuc CNC Series 35i Model B, based on the tech-nology of the 30i-B series, has been

ing new features, CGTech’s software developers and engineers focused on cus-tomer requests; Version 7.1 contains more than 400 cus-tomer-driven enhancements and improvements to Veri-cut’s user interaction, simula-tion capabilities and analy-sis, cutting-tool creation, and CAD/CAM integration.

One new feature, added by request, is the stand-alone Reviewer, a collaboration tool that allows 3D simu-lations to be shared by everyone in the company without a Vericut license. The Reviewer plays forward and backward while removing and replacing materi-al. Error messages and NC programme text are highlighted when the user selects a collision on the stock or fix-

ture. A tool-path line display is option-al. The user can rotate, pan and zoom as usual in Vericut, and the cut stock can be measured with all standard X-caliper tools. The Reviewer file can be saved at any point in a Vericut session.

Engineered to reduce scrap loss and rework as well as optimizing NC pro-grammes to save time and produce high-quality surface finishes, Vericut simulates all types of CNC machine tools. It runs stand-alone but can also be integrated with such CAM systems as CATIA, Siemens NX, PTC Creo, Mas-tercam, Edgecam, hyperMill, PowerMill and TopSolid’Cam.

developed primarily for transfer line and handling applications.

Also on exhibit is the Fanuc CNC Series 0i/0i Mate Model D, designed to attract machine tool builders, retro-fitters and all machine tool users with an outstanding ratio of price to perfor-mance. The 0i-Model D CNC features nanointerpolation, a function that sat-

isfies the most demanding finish requirements at high feed rates and speeds.

The Series 0i-MD for mill-ing can control up to 7 axes (4 simultaneously) and two spindle motors and, over-all, a maximum combina-tion of 8 axes and spindles. For turning, the Series 0i-TD controls up to two paths with 9 axes (a maximum of

7 axes on one path) and four spindle motors (a maximum of three on one path). Overall, it controls a total of as many as 11 axes and spindles.

Customer-Driven Enhancements Make CNC Simulation/Optimization Software Faster

» CGTech Ltd.Hove, E Sussex, UKwww.cgtech.co.uk

» Fanuc FA Europe S.A.Echternach, Luxembourgwww.fanuc.eu

New CNC Series Brings High Reliability and Ease of Operation to Complex Machine Tools

http://www.cgtech.co.uk

http://www.fanuc.eu



Setting a benchmark in fixture building, Horst Witte Geräte-bau Barskamp KG has introduced the Alufix modular work-piece fixturing system with integrated RFID technology, a new version of its specialty product. The new radio-fre-quency identification capability in Alufix RFID comes from an implanted memory chip that enables clear identification of each aluminium Alufix component and comprehensively saves all product and life-cycle data.

All Alufix components, starting from the minimum size, can now be equipped with a memory chip (it measures just 8 mm in diameter and 3 mm in height), and existing parts can be retrofitted. The transponders have storage capac-ity for, variously, 500, 1,000 or even 2,000 characters. For defined information, such as a worldwide-exclusive iden-tity number, item number, description, manufacturer or production date, approximately 100 characters are needed. The remaining memory can be used individually as required: information on the storage site or test intervals for the fix-turing elements might be saved, for example.

Writing and reading is effected via a standard programme or special software on a PC. The laser pointer either is attached to a USB port or else transmits the information wirelessly via Bluetooth.

Also new from Witte is Alufix 100, which offers fixtur-ing components in the larger system size 100 to answer demands for a modular fixturing system that can ensure repeatable, accurate measuring and testing of very large workpieces. The system corresponds to a 100-mm net plan, within which both the profiles’ outer dimensions and the rows of grid holes move in the x, y and z directions.

Workpiece Fixturing System with Memory Stores Life-Cycle Data

» Horst Witte Gerätebau Barskamp KGBleckede, Germanywww.horst-witte.de

http://www.horst-witte.de

http://www.openmind-tech.com


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Pictures by PC CAD/CAM software has been designed by Schott Sys-teme GmbH to provide a seamless environment for almost all aspects of machining in industrial manufacture. This includes 2.5D, 3D and 3+2- and 5-axis simultaneous milling and drill-ing, as well as professional engraving

The static-dissipative ABS material ABS-ESD7 for use with Fortus addi-tive manufacturing systems has been introduced by Stratasys for the rapid prototyping and short-run production of items that are sensitive to electro-static charge. The new material, unlike most thermoplastics, prevents any buildup of static electricity that could damage products or impair their per-formance. In addition, this electro-static-discharging (ESD) ABS deters the attraction and buildup of particu-late matter, such as dust and pow-ders, that can degrade product per-formance.

ABS-ESD7 is especially beneficial for manufacturers needing to create assembly aids that hold, handle or car-ry electronic components safely and for makers of medical products that

and carving, turning, mill/turn machining, and wire-cutting

EDM. The software also incor-porates a comprehensive CAD suite that is built upon the lat-est hybrid modelling technol-ogy, ensuring the transpar-ent handling, creation and machining of mixed 2D-geom-etry, 3D-solid and surface- and

mesh-based models. As a “one-stop shop” for design and manu-facture, the software package

includes all standard machine post-processors free of charge.

Visitors to the Schott Systeme exhibit at EMO who are intent on discovering the latest technologies available within the solution will be pleased to find also that the software developer has frozen the pricing for

Pictures by PC for the 14th consecu-tive year. This price stability over a long term is an inducement target-ed at workshops that are equipped with multiple CNC machines and are concerned about remaining competi-tive. By offering a fixed price set long ago, Schott Systeme is making the purchase of a license for every CNC machine within a company a realistic possibility.

The combination of CNC produc-tion machines and high-quality CAD/CAM software is an essential recipe for ensuring that a manufacturing com-pany can continue to improve upon its productivity and profitability.

must resist the attraction of droplets of atomized liquid.

ABS-ESD7 runs on Fortus 400mc and Fortus 900mc fused-deposition-modelling (FDM®) systems. It is com-parable in operation, and similar in its mechanical properties, to its non-ESD counterpart, Stratasys’ ABS-M30. The

new material is being used for con-tract manufacturing jobs performed via the RedEye On Demand digital manufacturing service from Stratasys.

Free Postprocessors Are One Benefit of CAD/CAM for Cost-Conscious Companies

» Schott Systeme GmbHMunich, Germanywww.schott-systeme.com

» Stratasys GmbHFrankfurt/Main, Germanywww.stratasys.com

Static-Dissipative ABS Plastic for Rapid Prototyping, Short-Run Production

http://www.schott-systeme.com

http://www.stratasys.com



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Your Welcome!Hall 25 - Booth J08

The ST-40 and ST-10 high-perfor-mance turning centres from Haas Automation are premiering for the European trade show audience at EMO Hannover. These innovative CNC machines are the latest in a range of completely reengineered Haas lathes.

The ST-40 offers a maximum machining capacity of 648 x 1,118 mm, 1,016 mm of swing, and a 30-kW vector-drive spindle with a two-speed gearbox providing 2,400 rpm. This series of large-capacity turning cen-tres, which includes the long-bed ST-40L with a maximum cutting length of 2,032 mm, features heavy cut-ting ability, extreme rigidity and high

To drill holes 1 mm in diam-eter in high-alloyed steel to depths of around 1,000 mm, high-speed EDM drilling machines such as those manufactured by Heun GmbH are likely to succeed where every twist drill will fail. With Heun’s EDM drilling units, even drill holes as small as 0.08 mm (80 μm) in diameter can be achieved. The high-speed machines are designed to attain x-y travelling distances up to 2,100 x 1,000 mm. Workpieces with heights to 3,000 mm and weighing as much as 8,000 kg can be processed.

Heun machines work with wire elec-

Turning Centres Reengineered for High Performance

EDM Drilling Machines Are Engineered for Very Tough Jobs

» Haas Automation Europe N.V.Zaventem, Belgiumwww.haascnc.com

thermal stability. Designed for per-formance and value, they

come with such high-pro-ductivity options as high-torque live tooling and a c-axis. Both versions are equipped with a 12-sta-

tion bolt-on turret that clamps tools hydraulically.

Positioning accuracy with the ST-40 is ±0.005 mm and repeat-

ability is ±0.003 mm. X- and z-axis travels are 432 and 1,118 mm, respec-tively. Maximum thrust in both axes is 24,372 N, and rapid traverses in both x and z are 18.0 m/min. G-code programming is available via the full-function Haas CNC control.

The smaller ST-10 has a maximum capacity of 356 x 356 mm and 413 mm of swing. It has a 11.2-kW vector drive giving 6,000 rpm as the stan-dard spindle speed.

trodes having diame-ters of 0.08 to 3 mm—and, in special cases, up to 10 mm—and can produce holes with the bore of a human hair or as deep as 1,000 times

diameter. One of them has reportedly reached a drilling depth of 2,600 mm in high-alloyed hard material. Top drill-ing speeds attained are approximately 200 mm/min.

» Heun GmbHKahl/Main, Germanywww.heun-gmbh.de

http://www.haascnc.com

http://www.heun-gmbh.de

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GC1040 milling inserts from the cut-ting tool and tooling system special-ist Sandvik Coromant offer secure machining with long-lasting sharp edges when milling stainless steels. Although developed as a grade for the broad stainless-steel area (ISO M), the new insert provides safe, optimized performance even in extreme applica-tions, such as machining austenitic or duplex materials with end mills having long overhangs. The GC1040 grade is available in the CoroMill® fami-lies CM490, CM390, CM245, CM300, CM200, CM331 and CM210.

The new grade’s extremely tough micrograin cemented carbide sub-strate provides outstanding resistance to comb cracks and fracture, and a specially designed wear-resistant PVD

The high-performance Vertical Cen-tre Smart 530C machining centre, a new variation of a popular machine concept from Yamazaki Mazak, is designed specifically for projects

coating adds to its performance suc-cess. Equally adept at both finish-ing and fine-to-medium roughing, GC1040 suits primarily dry but also wet cutting conditions at medium cut-ting speeds. Its sharp edges promote low cutting forces and slow wear.

For shoulder milling with a small-diameter cutter, or when a general grade for stainless-steel milling is required, the GC1040 is now Sandvik Coromant’s first-choice recommenda-tion. It is easy to apply in every milling application, and users can enjoy total security in unstable cutting condi-tions, such as interrupted cuts or unfa-vourable entrance and exit cuts. The grade offers complete safety in unat-tended operations. Tests involving shoulder-milling austenitic stainless

steel with a small cutter showed that these inserts significantly outperform competitive products in terms of tool life and resistance to chipping.

involving larger workpieces. A com-pact, small-footprint machine engi-neered for productivity, high accura-cy and reliability, it is equipped with a large working envelope that allows 1,050 and 530 mm of movement in the x- and y-axes, respectively, and is accessible via large double doors.

The accuracy and repeatability of the Vertical Centre Smart 530C

are ensured by the FMEA-designed C-frame struc-ture and an advanced roller-type linear guide-way system that provides outstanding static and dynamic rigidity. Its pro-ductivity is enhanced by rapid traverse rates of 42,000 mm/min and a high-speed tool-change time of 2.8 seconds,

along with the Mazatrol Smart control for quick and efficient programming of any part. And, owing to latest-gen-eration Mazak spindle design, the cen-tre offers a high degree of flexibility. Ceramic hybrid bearing technology provides rigidity for an 18.5-kW spin-dle delivering speeds to 12,000 rpm and 95.5 Nm of torque.

The ergonomically designed Vertical Centre Smart 530C includes large win-dows and an adjustable control panel. In addition, it is equipped with such environmentally friendly options as an automatic chip conveyor, personnel sensor and LED lighting in the work zone to enhance visibility with mini-mal power consumption.

Manufacturer’s First-Choice Milling-Insert Grade for Stainless Steels Stays Sharp

» Sandvik Coromant EuropeZaventem, Belgiumwww.sandvik.coromant.com

» Yamazaki Mazak U.K. Ltd.Worcester, UKwww.mazak.eu

Machining Centre for Larger Workpieces Offers High Productivity, Reliability

http://www.sandvik.coromant.com

http://www.mazak.eu


Fritz Studer AGCH-3602 ThunTelephone +41-33-439 11 11 · Telefax +41-33-439 11 12www.studer.com

The new benchmarkfor Swiss precision.

S41

EMO – Hannover, Germany

19.09.-24.09.2011

Hall 11, Booth D32

http://www.studer.com

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Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG has added to the upper end of its range of vertical-spindle, 5-axis CNC machine tools the Model C 60 U 5-axis machining centre. The C 60 U is intended for five-sided or simulta-neous 5-axis machining of compo-nents weighing up to 2.5 tonnes that fit within an x-y-z working volume of 1,200 x 1,300 x 900 mm. Machine lay-out is based on the manufacturer’s modified gantry design for the y-axis and a ±130° trunnion (a-axis) carrying a rotary table (c-axis), three variants of which are available.

SK40/HSK-A63 and SK50/HSK-A100 tool interfaces are compatible with this machine. Its circular magazine can hold 70 cutters of the former type weighing up to 15 kg or 50 of the lat-ter weighing as much as 30 kg each. This allows complete machining of highly complex workpieces or entire product families. The machine can be fitted with a pallet-change system and be otherwise automated.

The one-piece machine bed of the

For decades, the LMT Kieninger busi-ness of LMT Tool Systems has includ-ed indexable-insert cutting tools for die and mould making in its com-

C 60 U provides a stable, vibration-damping foundation. Precision roll-er bearings are built into the linear guideways, and the x-, y- and z-axis feeds are ball screw driven, with inter-nal measurement systems. Tandem drives are provided in y, z and a for highly dynamic machining, assisted by acceleration of 6 m/sec2 and rapid tra-

verses of 50 m/min in the linear axes. Five different spindle configurations offering speeds of 9,000 to 18,000 rpm are available.

prehensive range of products. Numerous innovations in this field have contribut-ed to improvements in tool lifetimes and in the rate of chip-volume production in prefinishing and fin-ishing operations.

The μ-jet line of indexable-insert

cutters, for instance, achieves a sig-nificantly improved tool life with its enhanced chip-curler geometry. Users can benefit from the advantages of

the μ-jet generation not only on the latest machines for high-performance cutting, but also on machines of older vintage.

LMT’s offering of indexable-insert tools for die and mould making includes copy-milling end mills for roughing, copy-milling end mills for prefinishing and finishing, universal face-milling cutters, universal cutters, and shanked and spherical cutters made of CBN/PCD.

» Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AGGosheim, Germanywww.hermle.de

» LMT Tool Systems GmbHOberkochen, Germanyww.lmt-tools.com

Long Tool Lifetimes Are the Promise of a Line of Indexable-Insert Cutters

Tools, Moulds up to 2.5 Tonnes Can be Machined on Five Sides with 5-Axis Centre

http://www.hermle.de




Missler Software has launched TopSolid’Mold 2011 inte-grated CAD/CAM software for mould design and the machining of mould tools and cutting tools. Its CAD compo-nent increases automation for repetitive mould design oper-ations and is fully integrated in a CAD/CAM system that can manage all shaped forms, general mechanical engineering and machining operations parametrically and associatively. TopSolid’Mold manages mould design, mould base machin-ing, mould cavity milling, electrode production and mould assembly.

The new functions and improvements of the 2011 version of TopSolid’Mold clearly take into account manufacturing constraints and imperatives. The latest edition offers more intuitive and ergonomic mould design, improved cavity block management and plastic-injection simulation.

The numerous management tools in TopSolid’Mold aimed at simplifying the mould maker’s life now include quick-er mould visualization and neutral mode management for

mould elements. To bring to the design of cavity-block ele-ments the necessary precision and exact control, new sur-face tools dedicated to toolmaking are now available directly in TopSolid’Design. They simplify management and make it more efficient, and the new angled parting surface function is an ideal extension of existing TopSolid’Mold tools.

A direct link from TopSolid to Simcon’s Cadmould soft-ware, which manages simulation of the injection process, gives TopSolid’Mold users an optimized tool for validating the design of plastic parts that can be used as a first step in determining the feasibility, quality and cost of designs for moulded parts and injection moulds. The user can analyze both the parts to be injected and the various feeding ele-ments: runners, gates and injection sections.

Updated CAD/CAM System Makes Mould Maker’s Life Easier

» Missler SoftwareEvry, Francewww.topsolid.com

http://www.topsolid.com

http://www.dptechnology.com


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The Uni-Mill VHM 643 solid-carbide cutter for machining steel, stainless steel and cast iron has been designed by Jongen Werkzeugtechnik GmbH & Co. KG to perform high-precision contour milling and finishing opera-tions. This new milling cutter offers a high level of accuracy on the work-piece; conicity is in the micron range, and surfaces of 0.3–0.5 μm Rz can be

produced easily. The fine surface finish is ensured by a dynamic angle of twist of about 45° and a dynamic pitch. Fur-ther, these cutter properties provide high running smoothness.

The six cutting edges of the VHM 643 help maximize productivity and make possible a removal rate as great as 16.5 cm3/min. In addition, the cut-ter’s enhanced microgeometry, by

providing extra durability, extends tool life. Owing to its construction from ultra-fine-grain carbide and its TiAlN-nanocomposite coating, the tool exhibits very good wear resis-tance even at high operating tempera-tures. The combination of hard metal and coating, referred to as Jongen type Ti02, enables this cutter to serve in a broad range of applications.

The VHM 643 milling cutter is avail-able in a diameter range of 6 to 20 mm. For stable mounting, the cylin-drical admission shank is made to DIN 6535-HA.

» Jongen Werkzeugtechnik GmbH & Co. KGWillich, Germanywww.jongen.de

Design of Solid-Carbide Milling Cutter Ensures Smooth Running, Fine Surfaces

http://www.jongen.de

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Hall 4 Stand A77

Mann+Hummel GmbH offers indus-trial filters, designed for use with Japa-nese- and European-made electrical

discharge machining (EDM) equip-ment, that offer high-efficiency filtra-tion of dielectric fluid for high-end tool and mould making processes. Key advantages of these advanced EDM filtration systems with triple pro-gressive pleating technology are, according to the manufacturer, a ser-vice lifetime as much as 30% longer than those of standard filter elements and the provision of clean dielectric fluid right from the outset of process-ing. Their use can lower EDM machine running costs.

The plastic material and media used to construct these filters maintains stable conductance values for the dielectric fluid and thereby lengthens the service life of the resin cartridges. The synthetic filtration media has fine

porosity of 1–2 μm. A triple progres-sive bellows design enables the fil-ter element to fill out the installation space of the housing and thus provide a large filter surface area. The progres-sive pleating, expansive filtering area and synthetic media together give these Mann+Hummel filter units high dirt-holding capacity, ensuring their durability.

Filters in this line are available as a stand-alone solution with connec-tion adapters for various types of EDM machine. A variation of the filter as an insertion element is scheduled to appear later in 2011.

Plastic EDM Filters for High-End EDM Processing Are Very Efficient, Provide Long Service Life

» Mann+Hummel GmbHSpeyer, Germanywww.mann-hummel.com

http://www.mann-hummel.com

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Triangular coolant holes in the Tri-Cooling series of drills from Mitsubi-shi Carbide greatly improve cool-ant flow where it matters most, at the cutting point of the drill. Benefits come from not only the extra volume but the way the coolant flows more efficiently from the hole, as extensive flow dynamics research has revealed (image). With more than double the amount of coolant being discharged at greater speed than occurs with conventional round through-coolant holes, the innovatively shaped holes in MMS-, MCS- and MQS-type drills make possible continuous high per-formance in drilling a wide range of work materials in many applications.

Tri-Cooling drills also feature curved cutting-edge geometry and opti-mized flute geometry for effective chip curling; thus, efficient chip dis-

posal is a function of the design of each drill. In addition, the manufac-turer grinds the tool flank to elimi-nate friction. These drills therefore promise reliable high-feed machining of materials ranging from steels and stainless steels to stacked carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and aluminium plates.

The MCS drill, the newest in this range, was designed specifically for CFRP materials and aluminium alloys. It has a micrograin-carbide substrate CVD-coated with multiple layers of fine diamond crystal. The resulting smoothness provides the high abra-sion resistance necessary for good performance in drilling CFRP. These features in combination with trian-gular coolant holes and modern flute and cutting-edge geometry minimize burr formation on hole edges and

even optimize the positional accuracy and size consistency of finished holes.

» Mitsubishi CarbideMeerbusch, Germanywww.mitsubishicarbide.com

Drills with Triangular Through-Coolant Holes Are Capable of Higher Performance

The cutting-tool and toolholding sys-tem supplier Greenleaf Corp. shows its commitment to supporting cus-tomer productivity with the introduc-tion of the completely new WG-700™ whisker-reinforced ceramic-insert grade, the most sophisticated ceram-ic insert it has yet developed.

The optimized whisker load of the grade’s substrate enhances its crack

Whisker-Reinforced Ceramic Grade Is Optimized for Machining High-Strength Alloys

and wear resistance while increasing overall strength. The new, proprietary Platinum nanolayered coating enables low-friction machining in both wet and dry environments and provides high-temperature stability, abrasion resistance, oxidation resistance and chemical inertness. WG-700 thus is a very strong, wear-resistant, mechan-ical-shock-resistant ceramic grade

capable of exceptionally high metal-removal rates.

With WG-700, Greenleaf has cre-ated an insert that can machine high-strength alloys consistently at speeds in excess of 1,000 SFM (305 m/min) and does so with higher feed rates and better tool life than any of the compa-ny’s other whisker grades. The manu-facturer offers WG-700 as part of a comprehensive solution for machining new difficult-to-cut materials, from high-strength alloys to composites, at high speeds and feeds while exhib-iting superior wear resistance and toughness.

» Greenleaf Corp.Saegertown, PA, USAwww.greenleafcorporation.com

http://www.greenleafcorporation.com

http://www.mitsubishicarbide.com


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Visitors to the Open Mind Technolo-gies AG stand at EMO will see demon-strations of how new hyperMill 2011 CAM software offers automated pro-gramming and time-saving machin-ing. The latest version of hyperMill provides a variety of functions that enable the operator to enjoy simple, user-friendly and time-efficient work flows while exploiting existing manu-facturing know-how.

New 5-axis cycles and contour off-set roughing and finishing provide the basis for more-efficient machining of complex surfaces. With new 64-bit architecture, hyperMill 2011 makes more memory available, an especially useful advance for programming large parts. Other highlights of the software include the hyperCAD CAD solution and the hyperDent programming system for the dental sector.

The new hyperMill edition imple-

A major expansion of the Helido 845-13 family of milling cutters from Iscar makes the efficiency and econ-omy of these popular tools available

ments intelligent macros to increase machining automation; users save predefined rules and conditions for every processing stage, and the CAM software automatically adjusts the job steps to the corresponding geometry based partly on these rules. Applica-tion programming interfaces provide further automation support. They can be used to create applications that

control the generation of complete NC programmes.

The new contour offset roughing and finishing function offers a strat-egy for 5-axis machining of surfaces with a uniform offset. Improved 5-axis swarf cutting results in better surface quality, and new contour milling fea-tures deliver better control when large milling tools are employed.

The high-performance roughing strategy hyperMAXX, fully integrat-ed in hyperMill, is designed to ensure that machining proceeds at the fastest possible feed rate with both hard and soft materials. This optional module combines optimal milling paths, maxi-mum material removal and minimized machining times.

across a wider size and application range. Key additions to this cutter line include extra-fine-pitch cutters in the diameter range of 50 to 125 mm and

coarse-pitch mod-els with coolant ports serving every pocket. New HP and PL inserts are optimized to improve the process-ing of austenitic cast iron, high-temperature alloys and stainless steels. Also new with Helido 845-13 is a wip-er insert engineered to improve surface finish when fine-pitch cut-ters sized 125 mm and larger are employed.

Iscar’s versatile Helido 845-13 mill-ing tool family offers very high pro-ductivity along with the economy of double-sided inserts having 16 or 18 edges. The inserts feature a positive rake to reduce machining forces, and their helical cutting edges ensure a gentle entry and exit. All of the tools boast the advantages derived from application of the Sumo Tec post-coating treatment, which, in a host of tasks ranging from hogging out dies and moulds to machining huge turbo-machinery parts, has been shown to improve cutter performance by 35% on average.

CAM System Offers New Support for Automated Programming, Shorter Machining Cycles

» Open Mind Technologies AGWessling, Germanywww.openmind-tech.com

» Iscar Ltd.Tefen, Israelwww.iscar.com

Addition of Inserts and Extra-Fine- and Coarse-Pitch Cutters Expands Milling-Tool Line

http://www.openmind-tech.com

http://www.iscar.com


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medical technology

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Postfach 1010 0640001 DüsseldorfGermanyTel. +49(0)211/45 60-01Fax +49(0)211/45 60-6 68www.messe-duesseldorf.de

16 – 18 Nov 2011Düsseldorf Germany

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http://www.compamed.de

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Mikron HSM LP high-speed-milling machines have been engineered by GF AgieCharmilles for accuracy and preci-sion in prototype production, die and mould making and fully automated low-volume series production. Designed to achieve the best surface finishes, the new, larger Mik-ron HSM 600 LP, 600U LP and 800 LP join the Mikron HSM 400 LP and 400U LP to complete a 3-axis and 5-axis product range based on proven technology.

The larger machining centres are optimal for working free-form aluminium parts or intricate mould components. Supe-rior jerk and acceleration capacity make it possible to reach very high programmed feed rates in simultaneous operation and to process high-end moulds with supersmooth, high-pre-cision performance. Thus, one Mikron machine can quickly and efficiently perform complete jobs that might previously have required multiple machines.

The Mikron HSM 600 LP, 600U LP and 800 LP can be relied upon to produce steel injection moulds for critical applica-tions that have no deviations. They yield an accurate mould with extremely good surface quality, reducing the need for hand-polishing to an absolute minimum.

Large High-Speed-Milling Machines Are Engineered for Best Accuracy, Surface Finish

The recently introduced larger HSM LP machining cen-tres from GF AgieCharmilles bring added value to a range of applications via their rigid, robust design. Pilot users report that performance on the larger machine platform matches that of the earlier, smaller HSM LP machines.

To attain the HSM LP performance level, the manufactur-er fully reconsidered the machine concept of the predeces-sor model. The heart of the machine tool was completely redesigned to improve stiffness and achieve much greater workpiece accuracy. And, though still compact in footprint, the heavier new machines with rugged polymer bases weigh 6,800 kg without castings and cabinet, 11,000 kg complete.

The Mikron HSM LP series stands out for its precision mate-rial removal. The machines’ exact adherence to the specified tool path even at high feed rates ensures an ultrasmooth sur-face quality on workpiece concavities and convexities.

These centres also have a sophisticated thermal manage-ment system to handle the buildup of heat. All of the linear axes and the round-swivel unit have their own cooling cir-cuits, ensuring that heat is systematically drawn from the machine rather than dissipated or distributed within it. The outcome is a geometric stability that guarantees very highly repeatable movement guidance.

All Mikron HSM machining centres are available with inte-grated automation systems for autonomous production.

» GF AgieCharmillesLosone, Switzerlandwww.gfac.com

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Basic and advanced multiaxis machining strategies in Mastercam X5 CAD/CAM software give the pro-grammer complete control over the three crucial elements of multi axis machining: cut patterns, tool axis con-trol and collision control. In Version X5 of Mastercam, CNC Software Inc. also introduces a unified interface and a streamlined work flow for generating multiaxis tool paths.

Cut patterns guide the tool along specified paths. They can be simple 2D and 3D wire-frame, solid primitive (box, cylinder, sphere, etc.) or complex multisurface grids. Mastercam’s multi-axis machining has many types of tool path to govern the cut pattern, includ-ing curve wire-frame for trimming; swarf fanning and swarf machining, with rail swarf cutting for added con-trol; multisurface 5-axis roughing and finishing; stock recognition to trim tool paths and reduce cycle times dramati-cally; a custom application for convert-ing probe data to machinable geom-etry; and eight new triangular mesh multiaxis tool paths that support sur-face, solid and STL input.

Mastercam’s tool axis control function allows the orientation of the tool’s centre axis to be manip-ulated as it follows the cut pat-tern (image). The user has com-plete and dynamic control over the tool axis, lead and lag, entry and exit, and tilt, which makes even difficult multiaxis jobs simple. An automatic point generator adds precision. Power- ful axis limits con-trol tool motion between defined angles, ensur-ing that the tool tilt does not vio-late part or machine tool limits. And shank containment simplifies cutting in confined areas.

Programming 5-axis parts often requires coming close to the work-piece or fixture with the cutter, arbor or holder. With its collision control function, Mastercam provides near-miss tolerance fields; the user can

Multiaxis Machining Function in CAD/CAM Package Increases Speed, Improves Finish

» CNC Software Inc.Tolland, CT, USAwww.mastercam.com

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A highlight of the Fritz Studer AG display at EMO is the cost-effective S41 CNC universal cylindrical grind-ing machine, which is capable of both high precision and fast metal remov-al. Its longitudinal (z-axis) and cross (x-axis) slides and the wheelhead’s swivel axis are equipped with electric direct drives that move to the working position quickly and precisely. Other outstanding features of the S41 are its extremely rigid and thermally stable machine bed made of Granitan® S103 and the maintenance-free Studer-Guide® guideway system that ensures high precision of the longitudinal and cross slides both when stationary and during movement.

The solid gray-cast-iron longitudi-nal and cross slides rest on the guide-ways over the entire travel, which is one reason for the machine’s high precision. This guide system ensures a straightness of <0.003 mm over a measured length of 950 mm.

With its greater working speed and precision based on key new design features, the S41 outperforms a pre-decessor machine. But it offers more than shorter cycle times and improved

cost-effectiveness. It also provides some advantageous characteristics that enable users to grind an extend-ed range of workpieces.

For instance, the height of the centres on the standard version is 225 mm. The machine is also avail-able optionally with a 275-mm centre height, achieved by making the work heads higher. The maximum distance between centres is 1,000 mm on the standard machine and 1,600 mm on a variant of this model. These gener-ous heights and distances allow work-pieces weighing up to 250 kg to be machined. The machine’s hydraulical-ly clamped tailstock accommodates the heavier workpieces.

Also, up to four external grinding wheels and three internal grinding spindles can be combined into more than 30 grinding head configurations. The grinding wheels are driven only by motor spindles, no belt drives, and the S41 can also be equipped with motor spindles for high-speed grinding.

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Delcam plc launches the 2012 ver-sion of the PowerMill CAM system for high-speed and 5-axis machin-ing at EMO. The new release features both new strategies and more-gen-eral enhancements that make pro-gramming faster and machining more efficient. The most important new option is flowline machining (image), which divides the tool path between a pair of drive curves in a constant number of passes rather than having a varying number of passes with a con-stant stepover. This approach gives smoother results since it ensures that

each pass travels over the full length of the area, and it produces a better part surface while minimizing wear on both the cutter and the machine tool.

In PowerMill 2012, flowline machin-ing can be applied across part of a sur-face, across a complete single surface, or across multiple surfaces. Interme-diate curves can be added between the boundaries of the area in order to increase control over the tool paths, as might be needed for particularly com-plex fillets or when machining gently

New Options in CAM for High-Speed, 5-Axis Machining Ensure Smooth Finishes

» Delcam plcBirmingham, UKwww.delcam.com

curved surfaces to a smooth finish.The optional module for automat-

ed machining of blades, blisks and impellors has been enhanced by the addition of a spiral machining strat-egy. And a new option is the ability to control the angular point distribution during 5-axis machining so that the machine tool keeps moving smoothly when there is rapid angular change in one of its rotary axes. In both of these cases, smoother tool-axis changes are achieved by increasing the density of the points in those areas.

Among the many general enhance-

ments in Power Mill 2012 are the abil-ity to use Bezier curves rather than polylines in sketching geometry, greater control over clearance distanc-es applied to the cutter and its holder, additional thread milling options, and the simplification of several key pro-gramming operations.

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The clamping technology and grip-ping system specialist Schunk GmbH & Co. KG continues to enlarge its programme of slim hydraulic exten-sions and presents them at EMO. With a shank diameter of 6 mm, Schunk’s Tendo SVL tool extensions can be directly clamped without the use of intermediate sleeves. These high-precision, fine-balanced extensions require no peripheral equipment; an Allen key (Allen wrench) is sufficient for tool changeovers.

Independent of the spindle interface, the Tendo SVL transforms almost every precision toolholder into a flexible tool usable in confined spaces. Its runout accuracy, outstanding vibration damp-ing and internal coolant supply pro-duce excellent machining results at the workpiece and extend tool service life.

The extension’s clamping screw is

The Australia-based manufacturer of CNC tool grinders ANCA is exhib-iting at EMO its TXCell, TX7+, MX7, GX7 and Fastgrind tool grinders in live demonstration. The recent-ly released TXcell (photo) is a high-light of the display, with its break-through ability to manu-facture finished tools from

actuated from the side, facilitating tool change, which can take place in the machine if necessary. The high torque of the Tendo SVL ensures a secure hold on the tool during drilling, ream-ing and finish-milling. Using a Tendo extension, which can be equipped with various standard tools as required, nor-mally is enough to avoid the expense of special tools.

In addition to the established exten-

sions with L1 dimensions of 150 and 200 mm and standard diameters of 20 and 12 mm, mountings will be avail-able with an L1 dimension of 150 mm and clamping diameters of 6, 8, 10 and 16 mm.

blank stock in a single setup. This grinding centre is also able to han-dle pre- and postgrinding operations, such as brush honing and laser etch-ing, directly within the cell.

At EMO, the TXcell is grinding taps. The TX7+ tool grinder, meanwhile, fit-ted with a high-capacity tool load-er, is demonstrating punch grinding. Fair visitors observing the TXcell can

learn about new in-machine thread relief measurement for taps. This is an economical method by which machine users can check the thread relief of their taps in order to maximize accuracy.ANCA’s new Wheel Qualifica-

tion Probe performs automatic wheel measurement on the MX7,

thus providing faster setup and

eliminating human error. Addition-ally displayed on the MX7 are a pro-file tool setup to show the benefits of the iView measurement camera; the process of grinding a step drill; and blank preparation using peel-grinding techniques. A new laser probe on the MX7 measures the outside diameter of a ball-nose or profile cutting tool in the machine after grinding to ensure accuracy and facilitate any necessary adjustments.

Also, a computer booth set up on the ANCA stand allows visitors to use new Cim3D V7 3D simulation software, new Toolroom 2012, and other soft-ware developed by the company.

Slim, Direct-Clamping Tool Extensions Help Cutters Work More Precisely in Deep Angles

» Schunk GmbH & Co. KGLauffen/Neckar, Germanywww.schunk.com

» ANCA GmbHMannheim, Germanywww.anca.com

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The new Kestrel Elite 2-axis optical measurement microscope show-cased at EMO by Vision Engineering Ltd. is designed for engineers who perform inspections and take mea-surements under challenging condi-tions on the shop floor.

Offering high-resolution and high-contrast images and intuitive micro-processors, the simple-to-use yet powerful system delivers a high level of accuracy in measuring applications that range from single-feature inspec-tion through measurement of more-complex components. The Kestrel Elite delivers optimized sub-10-μm measurement capabilities.

The Kestrel Elite’s patented optical viewing head makes accurate mea-surement easy. Also, the good optical clarity allows detailed visual inspec-tion to be performed simultaneous-ly with the optical procedure. This microscope has a 150 x 100-mm mea-suring stage with factory NLEC cali-bration that is traceable to interna-tional standards for purposes of ISO 9000 conformity.

Provided with a range of new soft-ware options, the Kestrel Elite can be used with a microprocessor or a tablet PC incorporating touch-screen tech-nology and part-view measurement for simple feature-to-feature measure-ment. The Windows-based PC Tablet option allows operators to use soft-ware such as Excel for further analysis.

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An array of new functions for the Sinu-merik 840D sl CNC from the Drive Technologies division of Siemens helps improve productivity in complex machine applications. The newly inte-grated complete machining functional-ity makes for simpler, more economi-cal machining operations in a single work step on multitasking machines

The matec-30 HVE travelling-column machining centre was designed by the manufacturer Matec Maschinen-bau GmbH for restrained-space oper-ation. Its cladding can be removed completely. Thus, this machine can be transported economically in a normal-sized truck or container. The matec-30 HVE can perform demanding tasks in 3D and five-side machining with very good dynamics.

A fixed pickup tool magazine with 30 tool pockets is integrated on the right-hand side of the machine. The work area is equipped with a 635-mm-wide fixed table and an inte-grated rotary table with direct drive. The 630-mm-diameter- rotary table offers a maximum swing diameter of

such as mill/turn and turn/mill centres, and operator panel OP 019 lets users initi-ate functions via the touch screen even when wearing work gloves.

The universal control cov-ers a wide range of metal-working operations, such as turning, drilling, milling, grinding, laser machining, nibbling and punching, as well as being useful in multi-tasking machines. Whatever the scale of application, the

Sinumerik 840D sl maximizes produc-tivity while ensuring optimum surface quality in tool and mould making. Its integrated machining function-ality is simple to configure for vari-ous machine kinematics and permits a wide variety of technologies to be used in production without any labori-ous reclamping of workpieces.

The Sinumerik Operate user inter-face provides an integrated turning functionality for milling and an inte-grated milling functionality for turn-ing, supplemented by new measure-ment cycles featuring animated ele-ments. Its uniform look and feel sup-ports smooth, harmonious operation across all technologies and many pro-gramming methods. The interface has a tool management system and multi-tasking programme simulation.

The OP 019 operator panel, extend-ed to include the new Power Control Unit PCU 50.5, allows high-speed key actuation at a 19-in., IP66-rated glass front. Wide LEDs let the operator see every key actuation from any angle. The new OP 019 can provide three or four channels showing up to 13 axes.

940 mm. It rotates at speeds to 80 rpm as standard, with much faster rotation option-ally available. The table load capacity is 1,200 kg.

The machine’s working area in the x-axis is 1,300 mm with the swivelling head in a vertical orientation and 1,500 mm with the head horizontal. The y- and z-axes offer 600 and a long 800 mm, respec-tively. The separation of the b- and c-axes ensures very stable chipping conditions and, as a consequence, optimal contour constancy and work-piece surface quality. The 13-kW spin-dle delivers a top standard speed of 10,000 rpm and a torque of 83 Nm.

The machine is capable of drilling 40 mm into steel and of milling steel at a removal rate of 330 cm3/min with rap-ids of 30 m/min.

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First-time EMO exhibitor Creaform offers a line of portable 3D optical measurement systems for metal-working industry applications that

allow inspections to be carried out directly in the pro-duction environ-ment. Creaform’s 3D-measurement systems include the HandyProbe arm-free 3D probing sys-tem and MetraScan 3D laser scanner, both intended for 3D control of manu-factured parts, and its Handyscan 3D family of handheld

3D scanners, with which large and small parts can be digitized with an accuracy as fine as 0.040 mm.

All Creaform measurement systems

are completely portable and insen-sitive to vibrations in the environ-ment. Even in the presence of vibra-tion or shock, they perform accurate-ly in production and workshop areas. Handyscan scanners can be used for CAD comparison, 3D inspection, reverse engineering, finite-element analysis, and other applications.

With the VXtrack dynamic measure-ment module, the HandyProbe and MetraScan can even control assembly operations. The module can be used for high-precision continuous mea-surement of positions and orienta-tions in space.

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The International Special Tooling & Machining Association (ISTMA) is a well-established international orga-nization representing more than 30 nations’ special tooling and machining organizations across three continents: North America, Europe and Asia.

ISTMA Europe represents the in dustry in matters concerning indus-trial relations in the European Union.

Directory of ISTMA Europe Member AssociationsAmong its many activities, it conducts a dynamic schedule of exchanges on technical subjects in the special tool-ing and machining sector; promotes communication among its members on a wide variety of industry concerns; maintains an information pool on tech-nical investigation subjects; and trans-fers performing management actions among its member associations. In

CZECH REPUBLICTool Factories AssociationSvaz NastrojarenMr. Vaclav [email protected] Armady 118156215 Usti nad OrliciTel.+420 465 557101 · Fax +420 465 525128www.svaz-nastrojaren.eu

ESTONIAEstonian Special Tooling AssociationMr. Andres [email protected] 14 · 10621 TallinnTel. +372 620 5902 · Fax +372 620 5901www.emliit.ee

FINLANDTechnology Industries of FinlandMr. Veli Matti [email protected]äranta 10 · 00130 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 1923373 · Fax +358 9 624462www.techind.fi

FRANCEAFIM (Association Française des Industries du Moule, Modèle et Maquette)Mrs. Catherine [email protected]/41 rue Louis Blanc · 92400 CourbevoieTel. +33 1 47176412 · Fax +33 1 47176360www.afim-france.com

GERMANYVDMA Die and MoldDr. Wolfgang [email protected] Strasse 18 · 60528 Frankfurt/MainTel. +49 69 66031251 · Fax +49 69 66032251www.vdma.org

HUNGARYSZMSZ (Hungarian Toolmakers Association)Dr. Sándor Markos · [email protected] u. 31/C · 1139 BudapestTel. +36 1 3402972 · Fax +36 1 3295425www.szmsz.hu

ITALYUCISAP (Unione Costruttori Italiani Stampi & Attrezzature Precisione)Mrs. Fausta Antinori · [email protected] Fulvio Testi, 12820092 Cinisello Balsamo (MI)Tel. +39 02 262551 · Fax +39 02 26255214www.ucisap.it

LATVIALatvian Tool and Prototype Producer AssociationMrs. Natãlija Ivanova · [email protected] str. 2c · Riga 1046Tel. +371 678 07794 · Fax +371 678 07780www.lipra.lv

POLANDStowarzyszenie Techniczne - Tworzywa SztuczneMr. Maksymilian [email protected], ul. Graniczna 1005-816 MichalowiceTel. +48 22 7233812 · Fax +48 22 7235201www.stts.com.pl

PORTUGALCefamol (Associaçao Nacional da Industria de Moldes)Mr. Manuel Oliveira [email protected]. D. Dinis 17, Aptdo. 2572430-263 Marinha GrandeTel. +351 244 575150 · Fax +351 244 575159www.cefamol.pt

SLOVENIAChamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (Metal Processing Association)Ms. Janja Petkovsek · [email protected] 9 · 1504 LjubljanaTel. +386 158 98308 · Fax +386 158 98100www.posvet-orodjarstvo.com

SOUTH AFRICAToolmaking Association of South Africa (TASA)Mr. Grant Stevenson · [email protected] Naval Base, Northlink College, 50101 J Diesel Block, Wingfield, Vanguard Drive 7460 Goodwood, Cape TownTel. +27 21 5923695 · Fax +27 21 5948155www.tasaweb.co.za

SPAINFEAMM (Federación Española de Asociaciones Empresariales de Moldistas y Matriceros)Mr. Josep Font · [email protected] Tecnològic del Vallès, Ceramistes 208290 Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona)Tel. +34 93 5944747 · Fax +34 93 5944737www.feamm.com

SWEDENSvensk Industriförening (SINF)Mr. Niklas Eidersjo · [email protected] 14, P.O. Box 22307104 22 StockholmTel. +46 8 4401170 · Fax +46 8 4401171www.sinf.se

SWITZERLANDSwissmem (Swiss Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Industries)Mr. Peter Vogel · [email protected] 4 · 8032 ZürichTel. +41 44 3844811 · Fax +41 44 3844846www.swissmem.ch

TURKEYTool Manufacturers’ Association of Turkey (UKUB)Mrs. Bukey Ikiz · [email protected] Karaer Cad. Cigdem 2 Sok.PK:41 DOSAB, BursaTel. +90 224 2116178 · Fax +90 224 2114564www.ukub.org.tr · www.turkishmoldman.com

UNITED KINGDOMGTMAThe National Metalforming CentreMs. Julia Moore · [email protected] Birmingham RoadWest Bromwich, W Midlands, B70 6PYTel. +44 121 6016350 · Fax +44 121 6016378www.gtma.co.uk

For information, contact:Mr. Fausto RomagnaniSecretariat, ISTMA Europec/o Cefamol · Av. D. Dinis 17, Aptdo. 2572430-263 Marinha Grande, PortugalTel. +351 244 575150 · Fax +351 244 [email protected]

addition, the organization supports European fairs and exhibitions focusing on special tooling.

http://www.svaz-nastrojaren.eu

http://www.ucisap.it

http://www.feamm.com

http://www.emliit.ee

http://www.lipra.lv

http://www.sinf.se

http://www.techind.fi

http://www.stts.com.pl

http://www.swissmem.ch

http://www.afim-france.com

http://www.cefamol.pt

http://www.ukub.org.tr

http://www.vdma.org

http://www.posvet-orodjarstvo.com

http://www.gtma.co.uk

http://www.szmsz.hu

http://www.tasaweb.co.za

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AfriMold 2011 7

Agathon Ltd. 47

ANCA GmbH 42, 100

Asiamold 2011 8

Berkenhoff GmbH 69, 76

Breton S.p.A. 44

Buchem Chemie + Technik GmbH & Co. KG 71, 74

Cenit AG Systemhaus 61

CGTech Ltd. 14, 82

Chinaplas 2012 19

Cimatron Ltd. 33

CNC Software Inc. 7, 97

COMPAMED 95

Creaform EMEA 104

Cumsa 27

Dassault Systèmes 9

Datron-Electronic GmbH 58

Delcam plc 99

DEMAT GmbH 103

Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH 23, 36

DME Europe 18, 59

DP Technology Europe 89

Erowa AG 6

Exeron GmbH 15, 78

ExxonMobil Lubricants and Petroleum Specialties 59

F. Zimmermann GmbH 45

Fakuma 2011 7

Fanuc FA Europe S.A. 25, 82

Fritz Studer AG 87, 98

GF AgieCharmilles 96

Greenleaf Corp. 90, 92

Haas Automation Europe N.V. 16, 43, 85

Hangsterfer’s Laboratories Inc. 104

Hannover Fair 2012 19

Hardinge Machine Tools Ltd. 38, 41

Hasco Hasenclever GmbH + Co. KG 64

Hauzer Techno Coating B.V. 104

Heun GmbH 85

Hexagon Metrology 58, 63

HIG Handel mit Industriegütern GmbH 73

Horst Witte Gerätebau Barskamp KG 83, 98

Husky Injection Molding Systems S.A. 23

Inovatools Eckerle & Ertel GmbH 99

Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung (IKV) 20

Iscar Ltd. 29, 94

J.G. Dahmen & Co. GmbH & Co. KG 101

JOKE Technology GmbH 14

Jongen Werkzeugtechnik GmbH & Co. KG 17, 90

Kubotek Europe S.r.l. 60

Lantek Sheet Metal Solutions 60

Lasys 2012 14

LMT Fette Werkzeugtechnik GmbH & Co. KG 2

LMT Tool Systems GmbH 10, 38, 88

Mann+Hummel GmbH 77, 91

Mapal Präzisionswerkzeuge Dr. Kress KG 39

Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG 88

Matec Maschinenbau GmbH 102

Mersen France Gennevilliers SAS 76

Metalcam S.L. 68

Millutensil S.r.l. 12

Missler Software 89

Mitsubishi Carbide 3, 92

Mold-Masters Europa GmbH 57

Objet Geometries GmbH 13

Okuma Europe GmbH 62

ONA Electro-Erosion S.A. 70, 72, 74

Open Mind Technologies AG 83, 94

OPS-Ingersoll Funkenerosion GmbH 72

Plast Eurasia 2011 55

Poco Graphite SARL 75

Präzi-Flachstahl AG 19, 28

Progressive Components Europe Ltd. 53

Proto Labs Ltd. 22, 66

Rapid.Tech 2011 23

Renishaw plc 35

RobbJack Europe 39, 50

Robotmaster-Intercam S.A. 34, 65

Roehr Tool Corp. 62

Safety SAS 42

Sandvik Coromant Europe 86, 108

Sarix S.A. 78

Schott Systeme GmbH 47, 84

Schöttli AG Mould Technology 32

Schunk GmbH & Co. KG 100

Sescoi International SAS 52

Siemens AG 21, 40, 102

Simpoe SAS 65

SolidCAM GmbH 15, 85

Stratasys Inc. 22, 31, 84

Surfware Inc. 54, 97

TaeguTec UK Ltd. 44

Tekis Teknik Erozyon Kalip Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. 8

TIME 2011 93

Toolex 2011 49

Tool-Flo Mfg. Inc. 96

Tribo Hartstoff GmbH 17

Türk + Hillinger GmbH 5

UCIMU-Sistemi per Produrre 10

Union Tool Europe S.A. 1

VDW Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken 12, 24

Vero Software Ltd. 56, 61

Vision Engineering Ltd. 101

Vogel Business Media 32, 54, 59, 75, 107

Vomat GmbH 63

Werth Messtechnik GmbH 64

Wohlers Associates Inc. 20

Xebec Technology Co. Ltd. 66

Yamazaki Mazak U.K. Ltd. 11, 86

Zahoransky Formenbau GmbH 18

Zimmer&Kreim GmbH & Co. KG 16, 37, 73

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